Axe head/Votive axe
date: label: Date created
content: AD 100–700 (Early Intermediate period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Vicús (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Stanley Selengut, Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Stanley Selengut, Non-Indian
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (Mrs. Arthur M. Sackler), Non-Indian, 1919-2019
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Stanley Selengut (an importer of Andean crafts); purchased by MAI in 1967 using funds donated by Dr. Arthur Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector) and his wife Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (1919-2019).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Vicús; Morropón Province; Piura Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Vicús (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/9202
label: Barcode
content: 239202.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Axe head/Votive axe
label: Media/Materials
content: Copper
label: Techniques
content: Cast, incised