Maskette (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 250–1550 (Classic to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Seller
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
label: Previous seller
content: Captain George Mummy (John George Mumme), Non-Indian, b. 1838
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated by unnamed indigenous individuals at an unknown date; purchased by Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana) in 1885 from steamship Captain George Mummy, who acted as the sales agent for the indigenous owners; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Ruins near Tuxpan; Túxpam (Tuxpan); Túxpam Municipality, Huasteca Baja Region; Veracruz State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Masks and Masking
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 7283
label: Barcode
content: 007283.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Masks and Masking
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Maskette (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled, ground
label: Dimensions
content: 12.7 x 10.8 cm