Ear ornament (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: Cedric H. Marks (Duke Marks), Non-Indian, 1905-1999
label: Previous owner
content: Theresa Marks (Theresa Glatzer/Daisy Marks/Mrs. Cedric [Duke] H. Marks), Non-Indian, 1907-2002
label: Donor
content: Cedric H. Marks (Duke Marks), Non-Indian, 1905-1999
label: Donor
content: Theresa Marks (Theresa Glatzer/Daisy Marks/Mrs. Cedric [Duke] H. Marks), Non-Indian, 1907-2002
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Cedric Marks (1905-1999, a New York art collector) and his wife Theresa Marks (1907-2002); donated to MAI by Cedric and Theresa Marks in 1972.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Campeche State; Mexico
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: 24/7192
label: Barcode
content: 247192.001
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled