Metate/Flat mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
name: label: Previous owner
content: J. King Merritt (J. K. Merritt/Joseph King Merritt), Non-Indian, 1824-1882
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of J. King Merritt (Joseph King Merritt, 1824-1882, a New York City physician who explored sites in Panama in the 1850s); purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in 1906.
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: Chiriquí Province; Panama
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: 7056
label: Barcode
content: 007056.000
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: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, ground