Idol
CultureHonduran
MediumSteatite
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/4 × 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 inches (38.74 × 26.04 × 19.05 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-170/9
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ProvenanceFound in the Omoa Mountains, Honduras, by Gregory Mason, no. 182642, 1932 [1];
Acquired as part of the finds from the Ulúa Valley expedition by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.
NOTES:
[1] National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, accession lot 1934.0014, object lists. The Nelson-Atkins and the Heye Foundation co-sponsored an archaeological expedition to the Ulúa Valley region of Honduras in 1932. The expedition was led by Gregory Mason.
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