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Object Number
2002.13.2
Display Title
Carved groundstone "Sukia" figure, seated male holding tube
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Sukia
Object Description
Stone carving, "Sukia"; figure with pipe?; left foot missing
Inventory Description
Stone, anthropomorphic effigy, seated, foot missing
Classification
- Art 3-D
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1000-1550 CE
Culture
- Huetar
- Guetar?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Costa Rica
/
Limon
/
<County>
/
Guapiles
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 10.9 x 5.5 x 8.7 cm (4 5/16 x 2 3/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2002.13.2
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Walter H. Hodge
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Ernest Imle
(1941-1945)
Donor
Dr. Walter H. Hodge
(after 1945 - 5/28/02)
Donor
Barbara T. Hodge
(after 1945 - 5/28/2002)
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