Maskette
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: Seller
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
label: Previous seller
content: Colonel Frank Frederick Hilder, Non-Indian, 1836-1901
label: Excavator
content: Colonel Frank Frederick Hilder, Non-Indian, 1836-1901
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated by Colonel Frank Frederick Hilder (1836-1901) at an unknown date; purchased by Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana) from Colonel Hilder in 1886; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Graves, Street of the Dead, between the pyramids of the Sun and Moon; Teotihuacán; Teotihuacán Municipality, Zumpango Region; México State; 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: Masks and Masking
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 16/3649
label: Barcode
content: 163649.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Masks and Masking
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Maskette
label: Media/Materials
content: Obsidian
label: Techniques
content: Carved, ground
label: Dimensions
content: 10.2 x 6.4 cm