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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Pedestal Plate with Opposing Crocodiles
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Pedestal Plate with Opposing Crocodiles

Place CreatedPanama, Central America, North America
CultureMacaracas
Dateca. 700-1200 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of Alan Grinnell Ars Ceramica Collection
Dimensions4 x 11 1/4 in. (10.2 x 28.6 cm)
Object number2015.039.001
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, February 13, 2017 - March 13, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - Present
Published References"Engaging the New: the Creative Tradition of the Modern Guna Cutwork Blouse Panel (Dulemola)," Threads of Time: Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles, 2017, http://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/exhibits/show/essays/engagingnew.
ProvenanceEx coll. Alan Grinnell, United States, collected in Panama while conducting research with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 1960s - 1970s.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas