Object Details
- Culture/People
- possibly Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Leo Stein, Non-Indian, 1872-1947
- Seller
- Leo Stein, Non-Indian, 1872-1947
- Presenter/funding source
- Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown, but said to have been excavated in 1827; formerly in the collection of Leo Stein (1872-1947, renowned art collector and brother of Gertrude Stein); purchased by MAI from Leo Stein in 1928 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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- Date created
- AD 900–1200 (Early Post-Classic period)
- Catalog Number
- 16/3371
- Barcode
- 163371.000
- Object Type
- Containers and Vessels
- Object Name
- Vessel in the form of a monkey
- Media/Materials
- Onyx, obsidian
- Techniques
- Carved, inlaid
- Dimensions
- 15.7 x 12.2 x 18.5 cm
- Place
- Isla de Sacrificios; Veracruz Municipality, Sotavento Region; Veracruz State; Mexico
- Island Name
- Isla de Sacrificios
- Island Grouping
- Gulf of Mexico coastal islands
- See related items
- Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture)
- Containers and Vessels
- On View
- NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_175108
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6eacc4c98-12f9-4a55-8419-b47aa4ae747e
