Ear ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 900–1550 (Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Huastec (Huasteca) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Rassiga Gallery (Everett Rassiga Inc.)
label: Seller
content: Rassiga Gallery (Everett Rassiga Inc.)
label: Seller agent
content: Everett Rassiga (Edward Rassiga), Non-Indian, 1921-2003
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Sackler Fund
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1967 from the Rassiga Gallery, New York), owned and operated by Everett Rassiga (1921-2003), using monies from the "Sackler Fund," an MAI acquisition fund with many donors, including Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Pánuco; Pánuco; Pánuco Municipality, Huasteca Alta Region; Veracruz State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Huastec (Huasteca) (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: 23/7835
label: Barcode
content: 237835.000
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: Incised, carved