Armadillo figure
date: label: Date created
content: AD 500-1000
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Pech (Paya) (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Seller
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
label: Previous seller
content: J. J. Martinez, Non-Indian
label: Collector
content: J. J. Martinez, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Mr. J.J. Martinez from indigenous people in Honduras at an unknown date; purchased by Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana) from J.J. Martinez in 1884; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
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place: label: Place
content: Latitude 15, between Río Aguán and Río Coco (Río Segovia, Wanks River); Honduras
setName: label: See related items
content: Pech (Paya) (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Pech (Paya)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
label: On View
content: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 7274
label: Barcode
content: 007274.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Armadillo figure
label: Media/Materials
content: Basalt
label: Techniques
content: Carved
label: Dimensions
content: 36 x 14.5 x 24.5 cm