Culture/People:

probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Expedition:

S. K. Lothrop Central American Expedition (1925-1926)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965  Search this

Possible seller:

Hector Varquero (Hector Barquero), Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Metate/Flat mortar (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Ground, carved

Object Type:

Food Gathering and Preparation

Place:

San Miguel de Mercedes; San Miguel de Mercedes Municipality; Chalatenango Department, Central Zone; El Salvador (inferred)

Date created:

AD 250–900 (Classic period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member), possibly from Hector Varquero (of Suchitoto, El Salvador) in 1926 during the S. K. Lothrop Central American Expedition.

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Catalog Number:

15/528

Barcode:

150528.001

See related items:

Maya (archaeological culture)

Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69440e418-28af-4895-8a66-cf72e80613b2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_161608