Jar (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 900–1470 (Late Intermediate period)
Culture/People
probably Chimú (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Dr. Gustave-Adolphe Baer, Non-Indian, ca. 1839-1918
Presenter/funding source
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Dr. Gustave-Adolphe Baer (ca. 1839-1918, a French entomologist) and probably acquired by him during fieldwork in Peru between 1896 and 1900; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1925 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place
Lambayeque Region; Peru
See related items
Chimú (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
14/4480
Barcode
144480.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Jar (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Mold-made, modeled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ba2f43ab-fd81-4b98-83db-5f3309901845
Record ID
NMAI_154965