Coin bank

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Date created: 1971-1972

Culture/People: probably Mapuche (attributed)
Artist/Maker: Silvia Moskoso (Dona Silvia Moskoso), Mapuche
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: Quinchamalí; Ñuble Province; Bío Bío Region VIII; Chile

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/3420
Barcode: 263420.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Coin bank
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Modeled, incised, burnished
Dimensions: 19 x 10.7 x 9.3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws650945b3e-39d4-41ce-a93e-8dab7827ae8b

Record ID: NMAI_279571