Jar (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 800-1500
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Chiriquí (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Possible owner
content: John Surany (John Suranyi), Non-Indian, 1900-1969
label: Previous owner
content: Anico Surany (Anico Surany De Benjamin/Mimi Hortense Anico Surany Benjamin/Anico De Surnay Benjamin/Mrs. Lawrence Benjamin/Mrs. Larry Benjamin), Non-Indian, 1929-1973
label: Previous owner
content: Ildico Surany O'Connor (Ildiko O'Connor/Mrs. Patrick J. O'Connor), Non-Indian, 1922-2000
label: Donor
content: Ildico Surany O'Connor (Ildiko O'Connor/Mrs. Patrick J. O'Connor), Non-Indian, 1922-2000
label: Honoree
content: Anico Surany (Anico Surany De Benjamin/Mimi Hortense Anico Surany Benjamin/Anico De Surnay Benjamin/Mrs. Lawrence Benjamin/Mrs. Larry Benjamin), Non-Indian, 1929-1973
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Anico Surany (Mrs. Lawrence Benjamin, 1929-1973, an author of children's books) and possibly that of her father John Surany (1900-1969, a businessman who frequently travelled to Panama and Costa Rica); inherited by Anico Surany’s sister Ildico (Ildiko) Surany O'Connor (Mrs. Patrick J. O'Connor, 1922-2000); donated to MAI by Mrs. O’Connor in 1974 in memory of Anico Surany Benjamin.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Nicoya; Nicoya Cantón; Guanacaste Province; Costa Rica
setName: label: See related items
content: Chiriquí (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Containers and Vessels
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/9358
label: Barcode
content: 249358.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Jar (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Painted