Metate/Flat mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
name: label: Possible collector
content: William Niven, Non-Indian, 1850-1937
label: Previous owner
content: Charles T. Steigerwalt, Non-Indian, 1858-1912
label: Auction venue
content: Stanley V. Henkels & Company (Stan. V. Henkels & Company)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown, but possibly collected by William Niven (1850-1937); subsequently in the collection of Charles T. Steigerwalt (1858-1912, a collector of coins and antiques from Lancaster, Pennsylvania); purchased by MAI at an auction of Charles Steigerwalt's collection held by the Stanley V. Henkels & Company of Philadelphia in 1917.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Xalisco (Jalisco) or Tepic; Xalisco Municipality or Tepic Municipality; Nayarit State; Mexico
setName: 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: 6/7272
label: Barcode
content: 067272.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
label: Indigenous Term
content: letlatl
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Metate/Flat mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Scoria
label: Techniques
content: Carved, ground