Bark beater (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 500 BC–AD 1550 (Late Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Donor
content: John Coplans (John Rivers Coplans), Non-Indian, 1920-2003
label: Previous owner
content: John Coplans (John Rivers Coplans), Non-Indian, 1920-2003
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John Coplans (1920-2003, artist, curator, museum director, and founder and former editor of Artforum magazine); donated to MAI by John Coplans in 1975.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Lago de Atitlán (Lake Atitlán); Sololá Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala
setName: label: See related items
content: Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 25/673
label: Barcode
content: 250673.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bark beater (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, grooved
label: Dimensions
content: 8 x 5.5 x 4 cm