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Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Helena Barriga y Samper (born ca. 1890 in Colombia and visited New York with family members circa 1916); purchased by MAI from Helena Barriga y Samper in 1917.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 5/8836
- Barcode
- 058836.000
- Culture/People
- Chibcha
- Previous owner
- Helena Barriga y Samper, Non-Indian, b. ca. 1890
- Seller
- Helena Barriga y Samper, Non-Indian, b. ca. 1890
- Object Type
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- Object Name
- Figure part/fragment
- Media/Materials
- Pottery
- Techniques
- Mold-made, painted
- Place
- Vicinity of Bogotá; Bogotá; Capital District; Colombia
- See related items
- Chibcha
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- Record ID
- NMAI_63670
- Usage
- CC0
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