Shell (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 250–650 (Late Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Gregory Mason, Non-Indian, 1889-1968
label: Expedition sponsor
content: Thomas H. Blodgett, Non-Indian, 1878-1964
label: Donor
content: Thomas H. Blodgett, Non-Indian, 1878-1964
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated in 1928 by journalist and anthropologist Gregory Mason (1889-1968), during fieldwork sponsored by MAI and Thomas H. Blodgett (1878-1964, chairman of the American Chicle Company); donated to MAI by Thomas H. Blodgett in 1928.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Rio Frio Cave C; Benque Viejo el Carmen; Cayo District; Belize
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Materials: Waste
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 16/1871
label: Barcode
content: 161871.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Waste
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shell (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Unmodified