Core (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 900 BC-AD 1500
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Joseph S. Somer, Non-Indian, 1903-1980
label: Previous owner
content: Judith S. Somer (Judith Scherer Joffe/Mrs. Joseph S. Somer), Non-Indian, 1917-1999
label: Donor
content: Dr. Joseph S. Somer, Non-Indian, 1903-1980
label: Donor
content: Judith S. Somer (Judith Scherer Joffe/Mrs. Joseph S. Somer), Non-Indian, 1917-1999
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; acquired between 1945 and 1960 by Judith Scherer Somer (1917-1999) during travel to El Salvador with her husband, Dr. Joseph S. Somer (1903-1980, a New York City physician who also worked in El Salvador); donated to MAI by Dr. and Mrs. Somer in 1964.
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place: label: Place
content: El Salvador
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Materials: Prepared
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/5399
label: Barcode
content: 235399.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Prepared
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Core (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Obsidian
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped
label: Dimensions
content: 5 x 5 x 10 cm