Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by Carl Albert Purpus (1851-1941, a German botanist working in Mexico), possibly in 1917 or 1918; purchased by MAI from Carl Purpus in 1921 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Seller
- Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941
- Previous owner
- Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941
- Collector
- Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941
- Presenter/funding source
- James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
- Date created
- AD 1200–1600 (Late Post-Classic period)
- Object Name
- Mask part/fragment
- Media/Materials
- Wood, stone, tree pitch/gum, turquoise
- Techniques
- Carved, mosaic
- Dimensions
- 19 x 11 x 4 cm
- Object Type
- Masks and Masking
