Ear ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1000 BC–AD 1550 (Middle Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Gisele Charat (Gizela Levy Sarapanovschi/Mrs, Hanoh Charat), Non-Indian, 1912-1985
label: Seller
content: Gisele Charat (Gizela Levy Sarapanovschi/Mrs, Hanoh Charat), Non-Indian, 1912-1985
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (Mrs. Arthur M. Sackler), Non-Indian, 1919-2019
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Gisele Charat (1912-1985); purchased by MAI from Gisele Charat in 1965 using funds donated by Dr. Arthur Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector) and his wife Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (1919-2019).
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: Campeche State; Mexico
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: 23/6372
label: Barcode
content: 236372.000
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: Carved, drilled