Metate/Flat mortar and mano/grinding stone (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 3500 BC–AD 1550 (Late Archaic to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Max Hess, Jr., Non-Indian, 1911-1968
label: Donor
content: Max Hess, Jr., Non-Indian, 1911-1968
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Max Hess, Jr. (1911-1968, head of the Hess Department store chain); donated to MAI by Max Hess in 1965.
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: Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological)
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: 23/6265
label: Barcode
content: 236265.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Metate/Flat mortar and mano/grinding stone (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, carved