Bowl/Dish
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected or acquired between 1945 and 1960 by Judith Scherer Somer (1917-1999) during travel to El Salvador with her husband, Dr. Joseph S. Somer (1903-1980, a New York City physician who also worked in El Salvador); donated to MAI by Dr. and Mrs. Somer in 1964.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 23/5078
- Barcode
- 235078.000
- Culture/People
- probably Pipil (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Judith S. Somer (Judith Scherer Joffe/Mrs. Joseph S. Somer), Non-Indian, 1917-1999
- Dr. Joseph S. Somer, Non-Indian, 1903-1980
- Donor
- Dr. Joseph S. Somer, Non-Indian, 1903-1980
- Judith S. Somer (Judith Scherer Joffe/Mrs. Joseph S. Somer), Non-Indian, 1917-1999
- Object Type
- Containers and Vessels
- Object Name
- Bowl/Dish
- Media/Materials
- Gourd
- Techniques
- Incised, painted
- Place
- Izalco; Izalco Municipality; Sonsonate Department, Western Zone; El Salvador
- See related items
- Pipil
- Containers and Vessels
- Record ID
- NMAI_250450
- Usage
- CC0
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