Bark beater (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 500 BC–AD 1550 (Late Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Expedition
content: Marshall Saville Guatemala Expedition (1917-1920)
label: Expedition leader
content: Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
label: Expedition sponsor
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or purchased from local residents during MAI's Marshall Saville Guatemala Expedition (1917-1920), which was led by MAI staff member Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935) and sponsored by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Vicinity of Quetzaltenango; Quetzaltenango (Xela); Quetzaltenango Municipality; Quetzaltenango Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala
setName: label: See related items
content: Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 9/8317
label: Barcode
content: 098317.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bark beater (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, grooved