Covered bowl

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Object Details

Culture/People

Purepecha (Tarasco)

Previous owner

Major J. A. L. Möller (Jacob A.L. Möller/Monty Möller), Non-Indian, 1883-1957

Donor

Major J. A. L. Möller (Jacob A.L. Möller/Monty Möller), Non-Indian, 1883-1957

Collection History

Collection history unknown; purchased from local residents in 1949 or 1950 by Major Jacob A.L. Möller (1883-1957, a collector of Latin American antiquities and a New York City manufacturer and importer) during a stay in Mérida, Mexico; donated to MAI by Major Möller in 1950.

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Date created

1940-1950

Catalog Number

21/5680

Barcode

215680.000

Object Type

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name

Covered bowl

Media/Materials

Gourd, paint

Techniques

Incised, painted

Dimensions

29 x 35 cm

Place

Michoacán State; Mexico

See related items

Purepecha (Tarasco)

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

On View

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws607150415-6c38-408e-86e7-15470b529c82

Record ID

NMAI_230198