Axe head/Votive axe
date: label: Date created
content: 2000–850 BC (Early Formative period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Olmec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Leo Stein, Non-Indian, 1872-1947
label: Seller
content: Leo Stein, Non-Indian, 1872-1947
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected or excavated before 1880; formerly in the collection of Leo Stein (1872-1947, renowned art collector and brother of Gertrude Stein); purchased by MAI from Leo Stein in 1928 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Coast; Veracruz State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Olmec (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 16/3400
label: Barcode
content: 163400.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Axe head/Votive axe
label: Media/Materials
content: Granite
label: Techniques
content: Carved, incised, polished
label: Dimensions
content: 31 x 17 x 12 cm