Bark beater (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 500 BC–AD 1550 (Late Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Frederick Braun, Non-Indian, 1841-1918
label: Seller
content: Frederick Braun, Non-Indian, 1841-1918
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick Braun (1841-1918, a well-known Brooklyn, New York, collector and dealer in fossils and minerals); purchased by George Heye from Frederick Braun 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: 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: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 8078
label: Barcode
content: 008078.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bark beater (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, grooved, incised