Scarifier (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 300–1550 (Classic to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Possible collector
content: Andrew H. Blackiston (A.H. Blackiston/Andrew Hooton Blackiston), Non-Indian, 1877-1953
label: Previous owner
content: Andrew H. Blackiston (A.H. Blackiston/Andrew Hooton Blackiston), Non-Indian, 1877-1953
label: Seller
content: Andrew H. Blackiston (A.H. Blackiston/Andrew Hooton Blackiston), Non-Indian, 1877-1953
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of and possibly collected by Andrew H. Blackiston (1877-1953, a businessman and amateur archaeologist with interests in Latin America); purchased by MAI from Andrew Blackiston in 1930.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Valley of Mexico; Mexico
label: Geographical Areas
content: Valley of Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 17/7707
label: Barcode
content: 177707.001
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Scarifier (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Obsidian
label: Techniques
content: Carved, flaked/chipped, flaked/chipped