Culture/People:

possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

(unknown first name) Rosenkranz, Non-Indian  Search this

Ethnological Museum of Berlin (Ethnologisches Museum/Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin)  Search this

Object Name:

Labret/Lip plug (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Shell/shells

Techniques:

Carved, drilled

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Mérida; Mérida Municipality, Influencia Metropolitana Region; Yucatán State; Mexico

Date created:

1000 BC–AD 1550 (Middle Formative to Post-Classic period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the "Rosenkranz collection" (possibly Otto Rosenkranz, 1846-1938, a German consul living in Merida); acquired by the Ethnological Museum of Berlin (Berlin, Germany) at an unknown date; acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Ethnological Museum of Berlin in 1913.

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Catalog Number:

3/3784

Barcode:

033784.000

See related items:

Maya (archaeological culture)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cf17c731-479f-411c-891a-f60f11bead85

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_36198