Snuff spoon
date: label: Date created
content: 2000–850 BC (Middle Formative period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Olmec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Excavator
content: Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938
label: Seller
content: Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938
label: Presenter/funding source
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated at an unknown date by amateur archaeologist Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann (1867-1938, a physician stationed in Central America); purchased by MAI from Thomas Gann in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Belize
setName: label: See related items
content: Olmec (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Pipes and Smoking
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 8/1916
label: Barcode
content: 081916.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Pipes and Smoking
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Snuff spoon
label: Media/Materials
content: Jadeite
label: Techniques
content: Carved, polished, drilled
label: Dimensions
content: 5.5 x 2 cm