Metate/Flat mortar in the form of a parrot
date: label: Date created
content: AD 300-700
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Wanda B. Scheifele (Mrs. Richard Scheifele), Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Wanda B. Scheifele (Mrs. Richard Scheifele), Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; probably acquired by Wanda B. Scheifele when she and her husband lived in Costa Rica in the 1960s; purchased by MAI from Wanda Scheifele in 1968.
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place: label: Place
content: Linea Vieja area; Guápiles; Pococí Cantón; Limón Province; Costa Rica
setName: label: See related items
content: Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
label: On View
content: NMAI, Washington DC: Outside Mitsitam Café, Containers and Utensils
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/2351
label: Barcode
content: 242351.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Metate/Flat mortar in the form of a parrot
label: Media/Materials
content: Basalt
label: Techniques
content: Carved, perforated, incised
label: Dimensions
content: 67 x 28 x 34 cm