Figure of Ehecatl, the wind god
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Henry Hurlburt Rice (1880-1968, who worked in the cattle business and ranching in Mexico between 1907 and 1917); purchased by MAI from Henry Rice in 1919 through his brother, Robert Hinsdale Rice (1879-1952), using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- AD 1325–1521 (Post Classic period)
- Catalog Number
- 9/2874
- Barcode
- 092874.000
- Culture/People
- probably Tepaneca (Tepanec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Seller
- Henry Hurlburt Rice (H. H. Rice), Non-Indian, 1880-1968
- Previous owner
- Henry Hurlburt Rice (H. H. Rice), Non-Indian, 1880-1968
- Seller agent
- Robert Hinsdale Rice (Robert H. Rice), Non-Indian, 1879-1952
- Presenter/funding source
- James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
- Object Type
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- Object Name
- Figure of Ehecatl, the wind god
- Media/Materials
- Basalt
- Techniques
- Pecked, ground
- Dimensions
- 14 x 17 x 25 cm
- Place
- Near Azcapotzalco; Azcapotzalco; San Miguel; Federal District; Mexico
- Geographical Areas
- Valley of Mexico
- See related items
- Tepaneca (Tepanec) (archaeological culture)
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- On View
- NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
- Record ID
- NMAI_100086
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