Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Seller
content: Max Obst (Maximo Obst), Non-Indian, ca. 1872-1927
label: Previous owner
content: Max Obst (Maximo Obst), Non-Indian, ca. 1872-1927
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Maximo (Max) Obst (ca. 1872-1927, a collector of jade objects who lived in Guatemala); purchased by MAI from Max Obst in 1927.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Santa Cruz del Quiché Municipality or Mazatenango Municipality; Quiché Department or Suchitepéquez Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala
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: 15/3609
label: Barcode
content: 153609.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Jade
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled