Vessel

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Culture/People: probably Pipil (attributed); collected among the Quiché Maya
Expedition: Mrs. Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition (1928) (Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)
Expedition leader: Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Expedition sponsor: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collected in 1928, possibly in Quetzaltenango, during the Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Izalco; Izalco Municipality; Sonsonate Department, Western Zone; El Salvador

See related items: Pipil; K'iche' Maya (Quiché); Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/499
Barcode: 160499.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Vessel
Media/Materials: Gourd
Techniques: Incised, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a0c4feb4-3ab7-4002-a60f-99e55f2320ba

Record ID: NMAI_172037