Metate/Flat mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 300–1550 (Classic to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: M. Frederick Savage (Moses Frederick Savage/M. F. Savage), Non-Indian, ca. 1852-1934
label: Seller
content: M. Frederick Savage (Moses Frederick Savage/M. F. Savage), Non-Indian, ca. 1852-1934
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of collector and Tiffany's employee Moses Frederick Savage (ca. 1852-1934); purchased by George Heye from M.F. Savage in 1905.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological)
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: 6696
label: Barcode
content: 006696.001
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