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: Collector
content: Dr. Guillermo Bauer (William Bauer/Wilhelm Bauer Thoma), Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Guillermo Bauer (William Bauer/Wilhelm Bauer Thoma), Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Dr. Guillermo Bauer (William Bauer/Wilhelm Bauer Thoma), Non-Indian
label: MAI agent
content: George Hubbard Pepper (GHP), Non-Indian, 1873-1924
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated at an unknown date by Dr. Guillermo Bauer (an amateur archaeologist and dealer in Mexico City); purchased by George Hubbard Pepper (1873-1924, MAI staff member) from Guillermo Bauer in 1906 during a collecting trip sponsored by George Heye.
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: 1/1291
label: Barcode
content: 011291.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Carved, incised