Blade tool/Prismatic blade (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Gregory Mason, Non-Indian, 1889-1968
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by journalist and anthropologist Gregory Mason (1889-1968) in 1928 during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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place: label: Place
content: 2.5 miles south of San Ignacio (Cayo); Mound; San Felipe; Cayo District; Belize
setName: label: See related items
content: Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 16/997
label: Barcode
content: 160997.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Blade tool/Prismatic blade (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Obsidian
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped
label: Dimensions
content: 312 x 18 cm