Metate/Flat mortar in the form of a jaguar
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1000-1500
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Central Caribbean/Costa Rican Atlantic Watershed (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 1965.
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place: label: Place
content: Linea Vieja area; Cartago Province, Heredia Province, Limón Province; Costa Rica
setName: label: See related items
content: Central Caribbean/Costa Rican Atlantic Watershed (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
label: On View
content: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/5780
label: Barcode
content: 235780.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Metate/Flat mortar in the form of a jaguar
label: Media/Materials
content: Basalt
label: Techniques
content: Carved
label: Dimensions
content: 58 x 29.5 x 20.5 cm