1990.011.023

Object Title
Seated Male Figure
Measurements
34.6 x 27.3 x 12.7 cm
Creation Date
1200-1400 CE
Credit Line
Gift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/4504/seated-male-figure?ctx=ef3c01ef115def1b7597cac7dcf395e7783f99f7&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Kenneth Klassen, Bogota, Colombia, December 26, 1980.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 13, 2019;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - April 6, 2025
Publication Information
Rebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 186, figure 432.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1990.

1990.011.002 A/B

Object Title
Burial Urn
Measurements
49.1 x 34 x 31.5 cm
Creation Date
1000-1550 CE
Credit Line
Gift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/2821/secondary-burial-urn-as-pregnant-female
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Kenneth Klassen, Bogota, Colombia, December 16, 1980.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 13, 2019;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - August 16, 2021;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, March 14, 2022 - April 5, 2024
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 84.;
Rebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 184, figure 430a.;
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 77.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1990.

1990.011.001 A/B

Object Title
Burial Urn
Measurements
47.9 x 32.8 x 20 cm
Creation Date
1000-1500 CE
Credit Line
Gift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/17489/secondary-burial-urn-with-seated-female-on-lid?ctx=e581cb81376424fa1414fb7b6f72bdf2d21be2a3&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Kenneth Klassen, Bogota, Colombia, December 26, 1980.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - January 10, 1994;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, November 1996 - 1998;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012;
'For I am the Black Jaguar': Shamanic Visionary Experience in Ancient American Art, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 5, 2012 - January 5, 2013;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 13, 2019;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - August 16, 2021;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, March 14, 2022 - April 5, 2024
Publication Information
Rebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 184, figure 431a.;
Rebecca Stone, The Jaguar Within: Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2011), 75, figure 4.3.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1990.

2020.011.124

Object Title
Zoomorphic Effigy Figurine
Measurements
5.7 × 5.1 × 3.2 cm
Creation Date
501 BCE - 500 CE
Credit Line
Gift of Nicholas J. Pisaris
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/40107/zoomorphic-effigy-figurine?ctx=bc1ae7259793ad6b36e6f600c240a22cb1b622ff&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Nicholas Pisaris, Venezuela and United States, collected ca. 1968-1975.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Donor was living and working in Venezuela in the 1960s and 1970s. We have receipts and documentation that support he was collecting in good faith, but we are unable to match the documents to specific objects.

2020.11.123

Object Title
Human Head Fragment
Measurements
12.7 × 8.9 × 7.6 cm
Creation Date
500 BCE - 500 CE (?)
Credit Line
Gift of Nicholas J. Pisaris
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/40106/human-head-effigy-fragment?ctx=5fcf6b5ed72ec5c8ec2aa591e4597b3c75a34ec5&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Nicholas Pisaris, Venezuela and United States, collected ca. 1968-1975.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Donor was living and working in Venezuela in the 1960s and 1970s. We have receipts and documentation that support he was collecting in good faith, but we are unable to match the documents to specific objects.

2020.011.119

Object Title
Human Figurine Fragment
Measurements
7 × 5.1 × 1.6 cm
Creation Date
300 BCE - 600 CE
Credit Line
Gift of Nicholas J. Pisaris
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/40102/human-effigy-figurine-fragment?ctx=8a060825942f0d02f55df81262bc1eea5ba7ff86&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Nicholas Pisaris, Venezuela and United States, collected ca. 1968-1975.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Donor was living and working in Venezuela in the 1960s and 1970s. We have receipts and documentation that support he was collecting in good faith, but we are unable to match the documents to specific objects.

2020.011.118

Object Title
Spindle Whorl
Measurements
1.9 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm
Creation Date
300 BCE - 1550 CE
Credit Line
Gift of Nicholas J. Pisaris
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/40101/spindle-whorl?ctx=775b363f3e2efa2ea0b0577c7480e23f2fa302c4&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Nicholas Pisaris, Venezuela and United States, collected ca. 1968-1975.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Donor was living and working in Venezuela in the 1960s and 1970s. We have receipts and documentation that support he was collecting in good faith, but we are unable to match the documents to specific objects.

2020.011.117

Object Title
Spindle Whorl
Measurements
3.5 × 5.7 × 5.7 cm
Creation Date
300 BCE - 1550 CE
Credit Line
Gift of Nicholas J. Pisaris
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/40100/spindle-whorl?ctx=11135679615784bddb10aed4b7f852cccb8f4092&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Nicholas Pisaris, Venezuela and United States, collected ca. 1968-1975.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Donor was living and working in Venezuela in the 1960s and 1970s. We have receipts and documentation that support he was collecting in good faith, but we are unable to match the documents to specific objects.

2020.011.115

Object Title
Jar
Measurements
9.5 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm
Creation Date
750-1550
Credit Line
Gift of Nicholas J. Pisaris
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/40099/jar-with-loop-handles?ctx=89fafa40d40bfadecdb1aaf3b53d6a3ecb360ab9&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Nicholas Pisaris, Venezuela and United States, collected ca. 1968-1975.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Donor was living and working in Venezuela in the 1960s and 1970s. We have receipts and documentation that support he was collecting in good faith, but we are unable to match the documents to specific objects.

2020.011.114

Object Title
Jar
Measurements
10.8 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm
Creation Date
700-1550
Credit Line
Gift of Nicholas J. Pisaris
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/40098/jar-with-loop-handles?ctx=0eb1e37e78f1867fb9e8e5ddc7c307416c3ce491&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Nicholas Pisaris, Venezuela and United States, collected ca. 1968-1975.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Donor was living and working in Venezuela in the 1960s and 1970s. We have receipts and documentation that support he was collecting in good faith, but we are unable to match the documents to specific objects.
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