Surveying/sighting instrument/diopter (Image withheld, pending review)
name: label: Previous owner
content: Arthur Posnansky (Arturo Posnansky), Non-Indian, 1873-1946
label: Seller
content: Arthur Posnansky (Arturo Posnansky), Non-Indian, 1873-1946
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
label: Previous owner
content: Arthur Posnansky (Arturo Posnansky), Non-Indian, 1873-1946
label: Seller
content: Arthur Posnansky (Arturo Posnansky), Non-Indian, 1873-1946
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Arthur (Arturo) Posnansky (1873-1946, an amateur archaeologist in La Paz, Bolivia); purchased by MAI from Arthur Posnansky in 1944 using proceeds from collection sales to the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences (The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku); Ingavi Province; La Paz Department; Bolivia
setName: label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/6361
label: Barcode
content: 206361.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Surveying/sighting instrument/diopter (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Silver
label: Techniques
content: Cast, hammered, perforated