Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; acquired by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer) before 1969; purchased by MAI from Dr. Malkin in 1972 using funds donated by Donald Colin "Ben" Webster (1930-1997, an investment banker and pre-Columbian art collector).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Chibcha
- Previous owner
- Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
- Seller
- Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
- Presenter/funding source
- Donald C. Webster (Donald Colin Webster/Ben Webster), Non-Indian, 1930-1997
- Object Name
- Jar
- Media/Materials
- Pottery
- Techniques
- Modeled
- Object Type
- Containers and Vessels
