Bridge-handled vessel in the form of a jaguar

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Date created: AD 1200-1600

Culture/People: probably Tairona (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Honoree: Minerva Olin Erdwurm (Minerva Olin Edwurm), Non-Indian, 1873-1958; Ernest A. Olin (Ernest Amasa Olin), Non-Indian, 1865-1941
Donor: Elma Olin, Non-Indian, 1876-1960
Previous owner: Ernest A. Olin (Ernest Amasa Olin), Non-Indian, 1865-1941
Possible collector: Ernest A. Olin (Ernest Amasa Olin), Non-Indian, 1865-1941

Collection History: Collection history unknown; possibly collected by Ernest A. Olin (1865-1941, owner of a coffee company in Colombia); donated to MAI in 1958 by his sister Elma Olin (1876-1960) in his name and that of their sister Minerva Olin Erdwurm (1873-1958).
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Place: Fundación; Fundación Municipality; Magdalena Department; Colombia

See related items: Tairona (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/7106
Barcode: 227106.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Bridge-handled vessel in the form of a jaguar
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, modeled, burnished, incised
Dimensions: 30 x 22.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c12d6120-5411-41bf-9499-372e11aa99d5

Record ID: NMAI_242130