Jar
CultureSouth American Indian
MediumPottery
DimensionsOverall: 19 × 22 inches (48.26 × 55.88 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number31-123/144
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DescriptionVery large jar with notched ridge on neck, red wareProvenanceFound in Colombia by Gregory Mason, 1931 [1];
Acquired as part of the finds from the Colombian expedition by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1931.
NOTES:
[1] National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, accession lot 1931.0090. The Nelson-Atkins and the Heye Foundation co-sponsored an archaeological expedition to Colombia in 1931. The expedition was led by Gregory Mason.
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