Yoke (ball-game accessory) with frog design
- Date created
- AD 300–1000 (Classic period)
- Culture/People
- probably Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture) (attributed); probably used by Native people in the Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico region
- Previous owner
- John L. Monsky (John Monski), Non-Indian, 1891-1968
- Seller
- John L. Monsky (John Monski), Non-Indian, 1891-1968
- Previous owner
- John L. Monsky (John Monski), Non-Indian, 1891-1968
- Seller
- John L. Monsky (John Monski), Non-Indian, 1891-1968
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1939 from John L. Monsky (John Monski, 1891-1968, a steward on the S.S. Orizaba which sailed between New York, Havana, and Mexico in the 1930s).
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- Place
- Zempoala; Zempoala Municipality; Hidalgo State; Mexico
- Geographical Areas
- Valley of Mexico
- See related items
- Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture)
- Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture)
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- On View
- NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 20/865
- Barcode
- 200865.000
- Object Type
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- Object Name
- Yoke (ball-game accessory) with frog design
- Media/Materials
- Basalt
- Techniques
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 42 x 36.8 x 11.2 cm
- Record ID
- NMAI_213617