1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
Culture/People
probably Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago Natural History Museum), 1893-
Artist/Maker
Marguerite Hill Crandall (Mrs. Lou R. Crandall), Non-Indian, 1896-1988
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, Illinois); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Field Museum in 1919.
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