probably 1950s

galvanized steel, plaster, paint

Alva Studios, Inc. (born established New York, 1949)

Artist Unknown (Pre-Columbian, from what is now Ataco, El Salvador)

object size: 12 x 5 x 5 in.

Moreen O'Brien Maser, Class of 1926, Memorial Collection

made in New York, New York, United States, North America

ML1982.249

Decorative Arts and Design

Marked in mold, lower part of cylinder, near base: Reproduction. Smithsonian Institution / United States National Museum / © 19[illegible] Alva Studios, Inc., N.Y.
Label, torn at right side, adhered, underside, typewritten: AUTHENTIC, COPYRIGHTED REPRODU[CTION] / MADE FROM THE ORIGINAL AT THE / SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION / WASHINGTON, D.C. / BY ALVA STUDIO, INC., NEW YOR[K]