Ear ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 900 BC–AD 1550 (Middle Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
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); acquired by MAI through an exchange with John McGhee in 1974.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Veracruz State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Veracruz/Gulf Coast (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: 24/8984
label: Barcode
content: 248984.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Drilled, ground, carved