Axe blade (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1200–1550 (Late Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly West Mexican Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed); possibly used by Native people in Northern Mesoamerica
label: Previous owner
content: Ernest O. Schernikow (Ernst August W. Schernikow), Non-Indian, 1860-1933
label: Seller
content: Ernest O. Schernikow (Ernst August W. Schernikow), Non-Indian, 1860-1933
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Ernest O. Schernikow (1860-1933, a businessman involved in mining, a diplomat for Latin America, and a collector or many kinds of things); purchased by George Heye from Ernest Schernikow in 1913.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Oaxaca State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: West Mexican Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 3/3541
label: Barcode
content: 033541.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Axe blade (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Copper
label: Techniques
content: Cast