Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Zenú (Sinú) (archaeological) (attributed)
- Possible collector
- Frank A. Scharberg (F.A. Scharburg/Frantz Albert Scharberg), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
- Previous owner
- Frank A. Scharberg (F.A. Scharburg/Frantz Albert Scharberg), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
- Seller
- Frank A. Scharberg (F.A. Scharburg/Frantz Albert Scharberg), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
- Presenter/funding source
- Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
- Collection History
- Formerly in the collection of Frank (Frantz) A. Scharberg (1873-1940, an American associated with a shipping company based in Cartagena, Colombia, and operating on the Sinú River and in Panama) and possibly collected or excavated by him; purchased by MAI from Frank Scharburg in 1916 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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- Date created
- 200 BC–AD 1600
- Catalog Number
- 5/1986
- Barcode
- 051986.000
- Object Type
- Music and Sound
- Object Name
- Bell
- Media/Materials
- Gold
- Techniques
- Cast
- Place
- Río Sinú east bank 140 miles above mouth; Córdoba Department; Colombia
- See related items
- Zenú (Sinú) (archaeological)
- Music and Sound
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_55634
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65475f11e-33d6-4782-9de3-343cba234d4c
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