Metate/Flat mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (Mrs. Arthur M. Sackler), Non-Indian, 1919-2019
label: Donor
content: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
label: Donor
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 Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector) and his wife Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (1919-2019); donated to MAI by Dr. Arthur Sackler and Dr. Marietta Sackler in 1966.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Costa Rica
setName: label: See related items
content: Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/7245
label: Barcode
content: 237245.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Metate/Flat mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Scoria
label: Techniques
content: Carved, carved, incised
label: Dimensions
content: 44.5 x 22.4 x 19.6 cm