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Codex Tetlapalco/Codex Saville

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) from an unknown source, probably in Mexico, in 1925 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent
Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
Presenter/funding source
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Date created
AD 1450-1557
Title
Codex Tetlapalco/Codex Saville
Object Name
Tribute record
Media/Materials
Amate (Fig tree) paper
Techniques
Painted
Dimensions
146.2 x 14.0 x .3 cm
Object Type
Indigenous Knowledge and Records
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