Ear spool (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1200–1600 (Late Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Seller
content: Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941
label: Previous owner
content: Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941
label: Collector
content: Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941
label: Presenter/funding source
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Carl Albert Purpus (1851-1941, a German botanist working in Mexico), possibly in 1917 or 1918; purchased by MAI from Carl Purpus in 1921 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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: Cave; Acatlán Municipality; Puebla State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Mixteca (Mixtec) (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: 10/8718
label: Barcode
content: 108718.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear spool (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, stone, tree pitch/gum
label: Techniques
content: Carved, inlaid