Mask with Pendant Beads
(Ancient Americas )
Provenance
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Private collection, Florida; Private collection, New York; John Whelan Fine Art; purchased by John G. Bourne, Sante Fe, 2000; given to John G. Bourne Foundation, 2000 [1]; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.
[1] according to Bourne Foundation accounts
Geographies
Guatemala (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Mask H: 5 13/16 x W: 5 13/16 x D: 1 15/16 in. (14.8 x 14.7 x 4.9 cm);
Bead 1 L: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm);
Bead 2 L: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm);
Bead 3 L: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm);
Bead 4 L: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm);
Bead 5 L: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm);
Perforation 1 L: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm);
Perforation 2 L: 2 in. (5.1 cm);
Perforation 3 L: 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm);
Perforation 4 L: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm);
Perforation 5 L: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John G. Bourne Foundation, 2013
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
2009.20.123