Figure of Chicomecóatl (the maize goddess)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1325–1521 (Post Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Frederick Braun, Non-Indian, 1841-1918
label: Seller
content: Frederick Braun, Non-Indian, 1841-1918
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick Braun (1841-1918, a well-known Brooklyn, New York, collector and dealer in fossils and minerals); purchased by George Heye from Frederick Braun in 1906.
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place: label: Place
content: Tenochtitlan; Federal District; Mexico (inferred)
label: Geographical Areas
content: Valley of Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Aztec (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 8143
label: Barcode
content: 008143.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Figure of Chicomecóatl (the maize goddess)
label: Media/Materials
content: Basalt, paint
label: Techniques
content: Pecked, polished, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 70 x 30 x 15 cm