Human figure
Usage Conditions Apply
- Culture/People
- probably Epi-Olmec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Seller
- Henry Hurlburt Rice (H. H. Rice), Non-Indian, 1880-1968
- Previous owner
- Henry Hurlburt Rice (H. H. Rice), Non-Indian, 1880-1968
- Seller agent
- Robert Hinsdale Rice (Robert H. Rice), Non-Indian, 1879-1952
- Presenter/funding source
- James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
- Object Name
- Human figure
- Media/Materials
- Jadeite
- Techniques
- Carved, ground, drilled
- Dimensions
- 14 x 4 cm
- Object Type
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- Place
- Iguala; Iguala de la Independencia Municipality; Guerrero State; Mexico
- Date created
- 300 BC-AD 250
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Henry Hurlburt Rice (1880-1968, who worked in the cattle business and ranching in Mexico between 1907 and 1917); purchased by MAI from Henry Rice in 1919 through his brother, Robert Hinsdale Rice (1879-1952), using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
- Catalog Number
- 9/3166
- Barcode
- 093166.000
- See related items
- Epi-Olmec (archaeological culture)
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Contact Us
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