King vulture-effigy footed vessel (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 800-1350
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in Paris, France, in 1926 using funds by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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place: label: Place
content: Las Huacas (Las Guacas), Península de Nicoya (Nicoya Peninsula); Hojancha 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: 15/1680
label: Barcode
content: 151680.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: King vulture-effigy footed vessel (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery, clay slip, paint
label: Techniques
content: Coiled/hand built, modeled, appliquéd, slipped, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 17 x 22 x 26 cm