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Vessel in the form of a frog

American Indian Museum

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  • Vessel

    Object Details

    Culture/People

    probably Casas Grandes Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)

    Previous owner

    Carlebach Gallery

    Seller

    Carlebach Gallery

    Seller agent

    Julius Carlebach (Julius Hirsch Carlebach), Non-Indian, 1909-1964

    Presenter/funding source

    Viking Fund, Incorporated (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.), 1941-

    Collection History

    Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1947 from the Julius Carlebach Gallery (New York), operated by Julius Carlebach (1909-1964) using funds donated by the Viking Fund, Inc. (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.).

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    Date created

    AD 1000-1300

    Catalog Number

    21/455

    Barcode

    210455.000

    Object Type

    Containers and Vessels

    Object Name

    Vessel in the form of a frog

    Media/Materials

    Pottery

    Techniques

    Coiled/hand built, modeled, incised

    Dimensions

    23 x 18 x 18 cm

    Place

    Paquimé region; Paquimé (Casas Grandes); Casas Grandes Municipality; Chihuahua State; Mexico

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    Casas Grandes Tradition (archaeological culture)
    Containers and Vessels

    On View

    NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws699be57ab-0457-4979-87b8-e7402e82e851

    Record ID

    NMAI_224320

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