Coin bank in bird form

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Date created: 1971-1972

Culture/People: probably Chibcha (attributed)
Collector: Gertrude Litto (Trudy Litto/Mrs. Frank A. Litto), Non-Indian, 1929-2017; Frank A. Litto, Non-Indian, 1919-2017
Previous owner: Gertrude Litto (Trudy Litto/Mrs. Frank A. Litto), Non-Indian, 1929-2017; Frank A. Litto, Non-Indian, 1919-2017
Donor: Gertrude Litto (Trudy Litto/Mrs. Frank A. Litto), Non-Indian, 1929-2017; Frank A. Litto, Non-Indian, 1919-2017

Collection History: Collected between 1971 and 1972 by Gertrude "Trudy" Litto (1929-2017) and her husband Frank A. Litto (1919-2017) during fieldwork and research on South American ceramic production and marketing; donated to NMAI by Frank and Gertrude Litto in 2004.
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Place: Ráquira; Ráquira Municipality; Boyacá Department; Colombia

See related items: Chibcha; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/3376
Barcode: 263376.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Coin bank in bird form
Media/Materials: Pottery, paint
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted
Dimensions: 10 x 9 x 9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws601829092-2a39-4809-97b6-07cf4bccddbd

Record ID: NMAI_279527