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Nicho (framed religious picture)
Object Details
- 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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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- circa 1950
- Catalog Number
- 25/2431
- Barcode
- 252431.000
- 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
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Native 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
- Record ID
- NMAI_268331
- Usage
- CC0
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