Yoke (ball-game accessory) with frog design
date: label: Date created
content: AD 300–1000 (Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture) (attributed); probably used by Native people in the Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico region
label: Previous owner
content: John L. Monsky (John Monski), Non-Indian, 1891-1968
label: Seller
content: John L. Monsky (John Monski), Non-Indian, 1891-1968
label: Previous owner
content: John L. Monsky (John Monski), Non-Indian, 1891-1968
label: Seller
content: John L. Monsky (John Monski), Non-Indian, 1891-1968
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1939 from John L. Monsky (John Monski, 1891-1968, a steward on the S.S. Orizaba which sailed between New York, Havana, and Mexico in the 1930s).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Zempoala; Zempoala Municipality; Hidalgo State; Mexico
label: Geographical Areas
content: Valley of Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
label: On View
content: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/865
label: Barcode
content: 200865.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Yoke (ball-game accessory) with frog design
label: Media/Materials
content: Basalt
label: Techniques
content: Carved
label: Dimensions
content: 42 x 36.8 x 11.2 cm