Needle (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Joseph Hill Hunt (Joseph H. Hunt), Non-Indian, 1848-1911
label: Possible seller
content: Emily Benners Hunt (Mrs. Joseph H. Hunt), Non-Indian, 1859-1929
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Joseph Hill Hunt (1848-1911, a physician in Brooklyn, New York); purchased by George Heye in 1914, possibly from Dr. Hunt's widow, Emily Benners Hunt (1859-1929).
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: Valley of Mexico; Mexico
label: Geographical Areas
content: Valley of Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Sewing Tools and Equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 3/7443
label: Barcode
content: 037443.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sewing Tools and Equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Needle (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Obsidian
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped