Metate/Flat mortar
date: label: Date created
content: probably AD 1150-1450
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Casas Grandes Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Edward H. Ledwidge, Non-Indian, 1870-1934
label: Seller
content: Edward H. Ledwidge, Non-Indian, 1870-1934
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Edward Ledwidge (1870-1934, an El Paso, Texas, tax collector and prominent collector of Casas Grandes pottery); purchased by MAI from Edward Ledwidge in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Paquimé region; Paquimé (Casas Grandes); Casas Grandes Municipality; Chihuahua State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Casas Grandes Tradition (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: 6/1219
label: Barcode
content: 061219.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Metate/Flat mortar
label: Media/Materials
content: Scoria
label: Techniques
content: Ground