Viking Fund, Incorporated (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.), 1941-
Seller agent
Volga Engineering and Trading Company
Seller
Emilio Alvarez Lejarza, Non-Indian, 1884-1969
Previous owner
Emilio Alvarez Lejarza, Non-Indian, 1884-1969
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Emilio Alvarez Lejarza (1884-1969, a Nicaraguan attorney and government official); purchased by MAI from Emilio Alvarez Lejarza in 1949 through the Volga Engineering and Trading Company (New York City) using funds donated by the Viking Fund, Inc (the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research).
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