Handle of Vessel
CultureSouth American Indian
MediumPottery (red ware)
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 × 3 × 2 inches (11.43 × 7.62 × 5.08 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number31-123/161
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DescriptionRepresenting animal's head. Long snout, ending in flaring nostrils, teeth revealed. Nose broken, left eye conical, protrudingProvenanceFound 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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