Ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 300–1550 (Classic to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: John G. McGhee (John Gilmer McGhee), Non-Indian, 1922-2018
label: Seller
content: John G. McGhee (John Gilmer McGhee), Non-Indian, 1922-2018
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John Gilmer McGhee (1922–2018, an American artist living in Mexico); purchased by MAI from John McGhee in 1972.
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: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/6619
label: Barcode
content: 246619.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Spondylus shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled