Axe blade (Image withheld, pending review)
- Date created
- AD 1200–1550 (Late Post-Classic period)
- Culture/People
- possibly West Mexican Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed); possibly used by Native people in Northern Mesoamerica
- Collector
- Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941
- Previous owner
- Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941
- Seller
- Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941
- Presenter/funding source
- James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
- Collection History
- Collected or purchased from local residents by Carl A. Purpus (1851-1941, a German botanist working in Mexico) between 1900 and 1921; purchased by MAI from Carl A. Purpus in 1923 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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- Place
- Near Caltepec; San Luis Atolotitlán; Caltepec Municipality; Puebla State; Mexico
- See related items
- West Mexican Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological)
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 12/1541
- Barcode
- 121541.001
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Axe blade (Image withheld, pending review)
- Media/Materials
- Copper
- Techniques
- Cast
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_130828