Blade tool/Prismatic blade (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Hortense Tanenbaum Ferne (Mrs. Herman Ferne), Non-Indian, 1885-1976
label: Lender
content: Hortense Tanenbaum Ferne (Mrs. Herman Ferne), Non-Indian, 1885-1976
label: Donor
content: Hortense Tanenbaum Ferne (Mrs. Herman Ferne), Non-Indian, 1885-1976
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of artist Hortense T. Ferne (1885-1976); lent to MAI by Hortense Ferne in 1943; donated to MAI by Hortense Ferne in 1961.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Valley of Mexico; Mexico
label: Geographical Areas
content: Valley of Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/5974
label: Barcode
content: 205974.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Blade tool/Prismatic blade (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Obsidian
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped