Ear spool (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Family of Jesus Antiso, Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Family of Jesus Antiso, Non-Indian
label: Expedition
content: S. K. Lothrop Central American Expedition (1925-1926)
label: Expedition leader
content: Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the family of Jesus Antiso (of Salcajá); purchased from them in 1926 by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) during the S. K. Lothrop Central American Expedition.
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: Salcajá; Salcajá Municipality; Quetzaltenango Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 15/569
label: Barcode
content: 150569.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear spool (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Greenstone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled