Pendant (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Roberto Montenegro (Roberto Montenegro Nervo), Non-Indian, 1885-1968
label: Previous owner
content: Eva M. Nelson (Eva Montenegro Nelson/Ela Nelson/Mrs. Frank A. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1891-1991
label: Seller
content: Eva M. Nelson (Eva Montenegro Nelson/Ela Nelson/Mrs. Frank A. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1891-1991
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mexican painter and illustrator Roberto Montenegro (1885-1968); inherited by his sister Eva M. Nelson (Mrs. Frank A. Nelson, 1891-1991, of Redwood City, California); purchased by MAI from Eva Nelson in 1969.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Guatemala Department, Metropolitan Region; Guatemala
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/3215
label: Barcode
content: 243215.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Pendant (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled