Female figure on a feline-effigy bench (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 800-1200
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Carlos S. Balser, Non-Indian, 1903-1995
label: Previous owner
content: William R. Hawker (William E. Hawker/William L. Hawker), Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Carlos S. Balser (1903-1995, an authority on pre-Columbian jade); acquired by Latin American arts dealer William R. Hawker at an unknown date; acquired by MAI through an exchange with William R. Hawker in 1959.
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place: label: Place
content: Linea Vieja area; Cartago Province, Heredia Province, Limón Province; Costa Rica
setName: label: See related items
content: Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 22/8837
label: Barcode
content: 228837.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Female figure on a feline-effigy bench (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery, clay slip, paint
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, slipped, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 24.30 x 17.90 x 12 cm