Vessel in human form

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Date created: AD 500-1500

Culture/People: probably Quimbaya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Luther S. Livingston (Luther Samuel Livingston), Non-Indian, 1864-1914
Previous owner: Luther S. Livingston (Luther Samuel Livingston), Non-Indian, 1864-1914
Seller: Luther S. Livingston (Luther Samuel Livingston), Non-Indian, 1864-1914

Collection History: Collected by Luther S. Livingston (1864-1914, a New York City publisher and later librarian of the Widener collection at Harvard University) between 1891 and 1893 during travel in Colombia to collect wild orchids; purchased by George Heye from Luther Livingston in 1913.
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Place: Near Filandia (Finlandia) or Salento; Filandia (Finlandia) or Salento; Filandia Municipality or Salento Municipality; Quindío Department; Colombia

See related items: Quimbaya (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 3/3837
Barcode: 033837.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel in human form
Media/Materials: Pottery, paint
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6608dcc35-aba3-41f6-a870-45b0fd1f3363

Record ID: NMAI_36258