Figure part/fragment representing Tlaloc (the Rain God)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1200-1350
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Pipil (archaeological) (attributed); probably traded to and used by Post-Classic period Maya (archaeological culture)
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Joseph S. Somer, Non-Indian, 1903-1980
label: Previous owner
content: Judith S. Somer (Judith Scherer Joffe/Mrs. Joseph S. Somer), Non-Indian, 1917-1999
label: Donor
content: Dr. Joseph S. Somer, Non-Indian, 1903-1980
label: Donor
content: Judith S. Somer (Judith Scherer Joffe/Mrs. Joseph S. Somer), Non-Indian, 1917-1999
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; acquired between 1945 and 1960 by Judith Scherer Somer (1917-1999) during travel to El Salvador with her husband, Dr. Joseph S. Somer (1903-1980, a New York City physician who also worked in El Salvador); donated to MAI by Dr. and Mrs. Somer in 1964.
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place: label: Place
content: El Salvador
setName: label: See related items
content: Pipil (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Classic period Maya (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: 23/5263
label: Barcode
content: 235263.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Figure part/fragment representing Tlaloc (the Rain God)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Mold-made
label: Dimensions
content: 13 x 13.5 x 11.5 cm