Dance wand/baton

Culture/People
K'iche' Maya (Quiché)
Previous owner
Miguel Chuc, K'iche' Maya (Quiché)
Seller
Miguel Chuc, K'iche' Maya (Quiché)
Expedition
Mrs. Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition (1928) (Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)
Expedition leader
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Expedition sponsor
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Formerly owned by well-known mask maker Miguel Chuc (Kʼicheʼ Maya); purchased from him in 1928 during the Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place
Totonicapán; Totonicapán Municipality; Totonicapán Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala (inferred)
See related items
K'iche' Maya (Quiché)
Personal items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/819
Barcode
160819.000
Object Type
Personal items
Object Name
Dance wand/baton
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62977d48b-b635-4268-b1c7-68d3db5b92a1
Record ID
NMAI_172627