Pendant in the form of a human skull
date: label: Date created
content: 600 BC–AD 400
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Padre Alberto D. Semanate (P. Alberto Domingo Semanate Valladares,,O.P.), Non-Indian, 1890-1958
label: Seller
content: Padre Alberto D. Semanate (P. Alberto Domingo Semanate Valladares,,O.P.), Non-Indian, 1890-1958
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Viking Fund, Incorporated (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.), 1941-
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Padre Alberto Domingo Semanate Valladares (1890-1958, a Dominican friar and scientist from Ecuador); purchased by MAI from Padre Semanate in 1947 using funds donated by the Viking Fund, Inc. (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: La Tolita; Eloy Alfaro Canton; Esmeraldas Province; Ecuador
label: Island Name
content: Isla de la Tola
setName: label: See related items
content: Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 21/34
label: Barcode
content: 210034.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Pendant in the form of a human skull
label: Media/Materials
content: Gold
label: Techniques
content: Hammered, repoussé