Context (References)
Gadow, Hans. (1908). Through Southern Mexico: Being an Account of the Travels of a Naturalist. London: Witherby & Co.
Event Date 1908
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Analysis)
Catalogue card for 1930.1195[.1-9] says: 'No locality but most probably from Teotihuacan'.
Event Date 1930
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Display)
Annual Report of the Faculty Board of Archaeology and Anthropology, 28 April 1930, n.p., also states: "In a show-case at the other end of the [Andrews] gallery the greater part of the collection made by the late Dr Gadow in Southern Mexico, and presented to the Museum in memory of him by Lord Revelstoke, has been placed on temporary exhibition."
Event Date 1930
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Acquisition Details)
Register entry for 1930.1136 notes 'Presented by the Lord Revelstoke in memory of Sir Hans Gadow who made the collection', and whose acquisition is subsequently connected to the whole of Revelstokes' donation, 1930.1136-1246.
Event Date 1930
Author: Benjamina Dadzie

Description (Physical description)
Original description for 1930.1195[.1-9]: 'Heads of clay figurines and other fragments including one large piece of red ware and one piece of grey ware from figurines.'
Event Date 1930
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Mould made solid clay headdress fragment, likely from a figurine. Light buff ware. The front consists of carved relief of geometrical patterns with central element in the shape of a lozenge. Remnants of the headband on the right side imitating twisted cord. The back is uneven with multiple crevices and a raised strip of clay.
Event Date 19/3/2025
Author: Diana Serediuc

Context (Amendments / updates)
When the Mexican archaeology collection was re-packed for storage in 1985 the objects were assessed by Mary Hill Harris and other museum colleagues, then boxed according to period. This object was packed with '?Pre-Columbian/?Pre-Hispanic and the Period field has now been updated accordingly; the Period field previously read 'Teotihuacan; Zapotec.'
Event Date 19/3/2025
Author: Diana Serediuc