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Vessel in human form with nose ring  (Containers and Vessels)  "AD 500-1500"

Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian



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Time Period:

500-1500

Materials:

Pottery, copper, paint

Techniques:

Coiled/hand built, modeled, incised, negative-painted, hammered

Dimensions:

Cultures:

American Indians, Circum-Caribbean, Mainland Caribbean, Native Americans, Quimbaya (archaeological culture), South America

Site Name:

Rio Cauca valley

City:

Pereira

County:

Pereira Municipality

State:

Risaralda Department

Country:

Colombia

Collection History:

Collected or excavated between 1887 and 1889 by Dr. John W. Detwiller (1851-1898, a physician and amateur ornithologist travelling in Colombia); purchased by MAI in 1920 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).

Source ID:

NMAI_107688

Catalog Number:

9/9785

Album Name:

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