Turtle figure
date: label: Date created
content: AD 950–1550 (Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1934 from an unknown source using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Sacatepéquez Department, Central Region; Guatemala
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
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: 18/5677
label: Barcode
content: 185677.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Turtle figure
label: Media/Materials
content: Basalt, paint
label: Techniques
content: Carved, incised, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 20.6 x 12.6 x 4.8 cm