Object Details
Culture/People
probably Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Minor C. Keith, Non-Indian, 1848-1929
Donor
Minor C. Keith, Non-Indian, 1848-1929
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Minor C. Keith (1848-1929, MAI trustee and vice-president of the United Fruit Company who established railroads and banana plantations in Latin America); donated to MAI by Minor Keith in 1916.
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Date created
AD 1200-1520
Catalog Number
8/917
Barcode
080917.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Bowl (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Modeled, painted
Place
Las Mercedes, Río Dos Novillos, Linea Vieja area; Pocora; Guácimo Cantón; Limón Province; Costa Rica
See related items
Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_87033