Ear spool (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1000 BC–AD 1550 (Middle Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Francis E. Ross (Francis Ellsworth Ross), Non-Indian, 1896-1991
label: Seller
content: Francis E. Ross (Francis Ellsworth Ross), Non-Indian, 1896-1991
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Francis E. Ross (1896-1991, an accountant with interests in jewelry and Latin American archaeology); purchased by MAI from Francis Ross in 1967.
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: Isla Piedras (Isla de Piedra); Hecelchakán Municipality; Campeche State; Mexico
label: Island Name
content: Isla Piedras
label: Island Grouping
content: Gulf of Mexico coastal islands
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (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: 23/9990
label: Barcode
content: 239990.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear spool (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, mold-made, painted