Worked shell (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941
label: Previous owner
content: Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941
label: Seller
content: Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941
label: Presenter/funding source
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or purchased from local residents by Carl A. Purpus (1851-1941, a German botanist working in Mexico) between 1900 and 1921; purchased by MAI from Carl A. Purpus in 1923 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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: Oaxaca State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Zapotec (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Materials: Waste
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 12/1185
label: Barcode
content: 121185.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Waste
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Worked shell (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled