Female figure

Date created
AD 1450–1550 (Late Horizon period)
Culture/People
probably Inka (Inca) (archaeological) (attributed)
MAI agent
Dr. Edwin Grant Dexter (E.G. Dexter), Non-Indian, 1868-ca. 1940
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased for MAI in Panama by Dr. Edwin G. Dexter (1868-ca. 1940, a professor of education and commissioner of education for Puerto Rico) in 1916.
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Place
Coast; Peru
See related items
Inka (Inca) (archaeological)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
5/4120
Barcode
054120.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Female figure
Media/Materials
Gold-silver alloy, tree pitch/gum
Techniques
Hammered, mold-made, soldered, incised, painted
Dimensions
9 x 7 x 24 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dfec56c4-f443-43bc-ab1b-46f12b7ab699
Record ID
NMAI_58413