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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Funerary Urn
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Funerary Urn

Artifact ID1964.24.1
Object Type Urn, Cremation
Gifter
Date 12th Century
Date GiftedJuly 1, 1964
Medium Ceramic, clay
DimensionsOverall D 10 1/2 in (26.7 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionPre-Columbian pottery funerary urn with a three-dimensional jaguar effigy. The glaze is gray with a wide border of abstracted figures and geometrical designs in brown and orange around the neck of the urn, and a second band of decoration around the jaguar's forelegs.
Historical NoteThis pre-Columbian piece was given to Lady Bird Johnson by His Excellency Francisco J. Orlich, President of the Republic of Costa Rica on July 1, 1964, during a state visit to Washington, D.C.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was a gift from a foreign official to First Lady Lady Bird Johnson during the Johnson Administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives on January 1969 for deposit with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Credit LineHis Excellency Francisco J. Orlich, President of the Republic of Costa Rica
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts of State (National Archives Identifier 189698376)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Historical Dates
  • July 1, 1964
Not on view
Place Gifted
Costa Rica
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