Carving

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Date created: AD 900–1550 (Post-Classic period)

Culture/People: probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent: Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
Previous owner: Fred Budde (Fred Budde), Non-Indian
Possible collector: Fred Budde (Fred Budde), Non-Indian

Collection History: Collection history unknown; probably collected by Fred Budde (possibly Fred W. Budde, born ca. 1869, a German miner working in Honduras); given to Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) in 1915 during fieldwork in Honduras sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Monte Vista, Río Ulúa valley; San Manuel Municipality; Cortés Department; Honduras

See related items: Maya (archaeological culture); Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/3770
Barcode: 043770.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Carving
Media/Materials: Scoria
Techniques: Carved, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws655fb6ea1-4c4a-4f15-b613-338754c1198b

Record ID: NMAI_46799