Maskette (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2000–600 BC (Early to Middle Formative period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Richard F. Bellak, Non-Indian, 1934-2015
label: Seller
content: Richard F. Bellak, Non-Indian, 1934-2015
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Richard Bellak (1934-2015, a collector of pre-Columbian art); purchased by MAI from Richard Bellak in 1965.
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: Tlatilco; Naucalpan de Juárez Municipality, Zumpango Region; México State; 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: Masks and Masking
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/6259
label: Barcode
content: 236259.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Masks and Masking
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Maskette (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, painted, perforated