Female-figure rattle
Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Robert L. Huber, Non-Indian
- Seller
- Robert L. Huber, Non-Indian
- Presenter/funding source
- Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Robert L. Huber (a dealer in Latin American antiquities) in 1967 using funds donated by Dr. Arthur Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector).
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- Date created
- AD 250–900 (Classic period)
- Catalog Number
- 23/9576
- Barcode
- 239576.000
- Object Type
- Music and Sound
- Object Name
- Female-figure rattle
- Media/Materials
- Pottery, paint
- Techniques
- Mold-made, painted
- Dimensions
- 23 x 21 x 8 cm
- Place
- Nopiloa; Joachín (Huachin, Juachina); Tierra Blanca Municipality, Papaloapan Region; Veracruz State; Mexico
- See related items
- Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture)
- Music and Sound
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_254842
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws643cb90b9-c1f5-4ea5-a6f8-629f3d232b11
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