Object Details
Culture/People
possibly Zapotec (attributed)
Collector
Jane D. De Tomasi (Jane Davenport Harris de Tomasi/Jane Joralemon Davenport), Non-Indian, 1897-1984
Previous owner
Jane D. De Tomasi (Jane Davenport Harris de Tomasi/Jane Joralemon Davenport), Non-Indian, 1897-1984
Dr. James A. De Tomasi, Non-Indian, 1902-1988
Donor
Dr. James A. De Tomasi, Non-Indian, 1902-1988
Collection History
Collected at an unknown date by Jane Davenport De Tomasi (1897-1984, daughter of Charles Davenport of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring, New York, and an avid traveler); donated to MAI in 1985 by her husband James A. De Tomasi (1902-1988, a scientist at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).
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Date created
circa 1950
Catalog Number
25/2431
Barcode
252431.000
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Indigenous Term
nicho
Object Name
Nicho (framed religious picture)
Media/Materials
Tin, sheet glass/window glass, paper, tissue paper
Techniques
Repoussé
Dimensions
23.5 x 16.2 x 1.9 cm
Place
Oaxaca State; Mexico (inferred)
See related items
Zapotec
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_268331