Metate/Flat mortar (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: Mrs. B. B. Downs (Mrs. B. B. Downes), Non-Indian
label: Donor
content: Mrs. B. B. Downs (Mrs. B. B. Downes), Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mrs. B.B. Downs (of New York City); donated to MAI by Mrs. Downs in 1917.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Finca San Rafael; Pochuta; Pochuta Municipality; Chimaltenango Department, Central Region; Guatemala
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 6/7230
label: Barcode
content: 067230.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Metate/Flat mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Scoria
label: Techniques
content: Ground, carved