Mano/Grinding stone (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Max Obst (Maximo Obst), Non-Indian, ca. 1872-1927
label: Donor
content: Max Obst (Maximo Obst), Non-Indian, ca. 1872-1927
label: Expedition
content: Marshall Saville Guatemala Expedition (1917-1920)
label: Expedition leader
content: Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Maximo (Max) Obst (ca. 1872-1927, a collector of jade objects who lived in Guatemala); donated to MAI by Max Obst through Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) during MAI's Marshall Saville Guatemala Expedition (1917-1920).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Valley of Guatemala; Guatemala
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (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: 9/8287
label: Barcode
content: 098287.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mano/Grinding stone (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, ground