Pendant (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1150–1521 (Late Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Luigi Petich, Non-Indian, ca. 1838-1903
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Luigi Petich (ca. 1838-1903, an Italian diplomat who worked extensively in Latin America) and possibly acquired by him during travel in Mexico in the 1880s; purchased by George Heye/MAI from an unknown source in 1916.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Valley of Mexico; Mexico
label: Geographical Areas
content: Valley of Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Aztec (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: 5/6939
label: Barcode
content: 056939.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Pendant (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Ground, carved, drilled