Metate/Flat mortar in the form of a jaguar

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Object Details

Culture/People

probably Central Caribbean/Costa Rican Atlantic Watershed (archaeological culture) (attributed)

Previous owner

Wanda B. Scheifele (Mrs. Richard Scheifele), Non-Indian

Seller

Wanda B. Scheifele (Mrs. Richard Scheifele), Non-Indian

Collection History

Collection history unknown; probably acquired by Wanda B. Scheifele when she and her husband lived in Costa Rica in the 1960s; purchased by MAI from Wanda Scheifele in 1965.

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Date created

AD 1000-1500

Catalog Number

23/5780

Barcode

235780.000

Object Type

Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name

Metate/Flat mortar in the form of a jaguar

Media/Materials

Basalt

Techniques

Carved

Dimensions

58 x 29.5 x 20.5 cm

Place

Linea Vieja area; Cartago Province, Heredia Province, Limón Province; Costa Rica

See related items

Central Caribbean/Costa Rican Atlantic Watershed (archaeological culture)

Food Gathering and Preparation

On View

NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e578bdda-75e0-47b3-bd90-01385a65dbbb

Record ID

NMAI_251098