Plate

Date created
2012
Culture/People
Chorotega
Artist/Maker
Elpidio Chavarria (Elpidio Chavarría Chavarría), Chorotega
Seller
Chietón Morén
NMAI agent
Dr. Alexander Villa Benitez (Alex Benitez), Non-Indian
Collection History
Purchased by Dr. Alexander Villa Benitez (George Mason University) for NMAI from Chietón Morén (a gallery in San Jose, Costa Rica) in 2012.
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Place
San Vicente de Nicoya community; Nicoya; Nicoya Cantón; Guanacaste Province; Costa Rica
See related items
Chorotega
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/9005
Barcode
269005.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Plate
Media/Materials
Pottery, clay slip, paint
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, slipped, burnished, painted
Dimensions
6.7 x 33.3 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a4eafffe-ba46-4d78-a33c-e87a8423719f
Record ID
NMAI_407709