Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John Gilmer McGhee (1922–2018, an American artist living in Mexico); purchased by MAI from John McGhee in 1968.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Huastec (Huasteca) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- John G. McGhee (John Gilmer McGhee), Non-Indian, 1922-2018
- Seller
- John G. McGhee (John Gilmer McGhee), Non-Indian, 1922-2018
- Date created
- AD 1200–1550 (Late Post-Classic period)
- Object Name
- Loop-handle vessel depicting a jaguar and coyote
- Media/Materials
- Pottery
- Techniques
- Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted
- Object Type
- Containers and Vessels
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