Palma (ball-game accessory) (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2000 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly 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
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
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 1966 using funds donated by Dr. Arthur Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector).
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: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/6827
label: Barcode
content: 236827.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Palma (ball-game accessory) (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Carved