Figure (possibly a staff finial)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 750-1000
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Possible owner
content: Ephraim George Squier (E.G. Squier), Non-Indian, 1821-1888
label: Previous owner
content: Frank Squier, Sr., Non-Indian, 1840-1908
label: Seller
content: Frank Squier, Sr., Non-Indian, 1840-1908
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frank Squier (1840-1908, a New York City paper merchant and collector) and possibly collected by his brother, archaeologist and author Ephraim G. Squier, 1821-1888); purchased by George Heye from Frank Squier circa 1907.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Nicoya; Nicoya Cantón; Guanacaste Province; Costa Rica
setName: label: See related items
content: Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 1/2290
label: Barcode
content: 012290.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Figure (possibly a staff finial)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone, jasper
label: Techniques
content: Carved, inlaid
label: Dimensions
content: 6 x 2.5 x 2 cm