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: Previous owner
content: Major J. A. L. Möller (Jacob A.L. Möller/Monty Möller), Non-Indian, 1883-1957
label: Donor
content: Major J. A. L. Möller (Jacob A.L. Möller/Monty Möller), Non-Indian, 1883-1957
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; probably purchased from local residents between 1949 and 1952 by Major Jacob A.L. Möller (1883-1957, a collector of Latin American antiquities and a New York City manufacturer and importer) during a stay in Mérida, Mexico; donated to MAI by Major Möller in 1952.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Chetumal; Othón P. Blanco Municipality; Quintana Roo State; Mexico
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: 22/634
label: Barcode
content: 220634.000
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: Carved, incised, ground