Palma (ball-game accessory) in the form of a jaguar head
date: label: Date created
content: AD 250–1550 (Classic to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Auction venue
content: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (Sotheby Parke Bernet/Parke-Bernet Auction House)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI at an auction held by the Parke-Bernet Galleries (New York City) in 1968.
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place: label: Place
content: Veracruz State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
label: On View
content: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/2418
label: Barcode
content: 242418.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Palma (ball-game accessory) in the form of a jaguar head
label: Media/Materials
content: Basalt, pigment/pigments
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 14 x 14 x 22 cm