Mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2000 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: William J. Mackay, Non-Indian, 1852-1919
label: Donor
content: William J. Mackay, Non-Indian, 1852-1919
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William J. Mackay (1852-1919, vice president of the Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co, Springfield, Massachusetts); donated to MAI by William J. Mackay in 1918.
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: Valley of Mexico; 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: Food Gathering and Preparation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 8/7904
label: Barcode
content: 087904.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Scoria
label: Techniques
content: Ground, carved