Yoke (ball-game accessory) representing a toad

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Date created: AD 250–900 (Classic period)

Culture/People: possibly Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture) (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1924.
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Place: Veracruz State; Mexico (inferred)

See related items: Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture); Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/1603
Barcode: 131603.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Yoke (ball-game accessory) representing a toad
Media/Materials: Granite
Techniques: Pecked, ground, polished
Dimensions: 41 x 12.5 x 12.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68718d781-0eb8-4c1e-8534-48a2735b9435

Record ID: NMAI_141126