Ear ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Benjamin Massey, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Henry Blake, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; said to have been collected by Henry Blake and Benjamin Massey; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in 1905.
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: Oaxaca State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Zapotec (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 6461
label: Barcode
content: 006461.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled