Handled Bark Beater for Making Paper

Handled Bark Beater for Making Paper

700–1520 CE
Culture
Central Region
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Atlantic Watershed
Object
pounding stone
Medium
Andesite (stone)
Accession Number
1995.406
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown artist, Atlantic Watershed, central region of Costa Rica. Handled Bark Beater for Making Paper, 700–1520 CE. Andesite (stone), 8 ⅞  x 2 ⅝  x 1 ¾ inches.  Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1995.406.

Dimensions
height: 8 7/8 in, 22.5425 cm; width: 2 5/8 in, 6.6675 cm; depth: 1 3/4 in, 4.4450 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
(Enrique Vargas-Alfaro) [1915-2008], San Jose, Costa Rica and Atlanta, GA; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, 1969 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1995 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992
Exhibition History
  • "Ancient Treasures of Costa Rica: Art and Archaeology of the Rich Coast." Denver Museum of Natural History, June 23, 1990-May 31, 1991.