Blade tool/Prismatic blade (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Possible collector
content: Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938
label: Seller
content: Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938
label: Presenter/funding source
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Probably collected or excavated by amateur archaeologist Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann (1867-1938, a physician stationed in Central America); purchased by MAI from Thomas Gann in 1919 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Belize
setName: label: See related items
content: Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 9/6417
label: Barcode
content: 096417.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Blade tool/Prismatic blade (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Obsidian
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped