Metate/Flat mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
name: label: Previous owner
content: Ada Montealegre, Non-Indian, 1874-1943
label: Seller
content: Ada Montealegre, Non-Indian, 1874-1943
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Ada Montealegre (1874-1943, daughter of wealthy Costa Rican parents who immigrated to California); purchased by MAI from Ada Montealegre in 1920.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: San Isidro; Costa Rica
setName: label: See related items
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 9/9979
label: Barcode
content: 099979.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Metate/Flat mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Scoria
label: Techniques
content: Carved, carved, ground