Jar (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 500-800
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Ada Montealegre, Non-Indian, 1874-1943
label: Seller
content: Ada Montealegre, Non-Indian, 1874-1943
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Ada Montealegre (1874-1943, daughter of wealthy Costa Rican parents who immigrated to California); purchased by MAI from Ada Montealegre in 1920.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Nicoya; Nicoya Cantón; Guanacaste Province; Costa Rica
setName: label: See related items
content: Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Containers and Vessels
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 9/9976
label: Barcode
content: 099976.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Jar (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, incised
label: Dimensions
content: 22 x 22 x 18 cm