Blade tool/Prismatic blade (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
Culture/People
possibly Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological) (attributed)
Previous owner
Major J. A. L. Möller (Jacob A.L. Möller/Monty Möller), Non-Indian, 1883-1957
Donor
Major J. A. L. Möller (Jacob A.L. Möller/Monty Möller), Non-Indian, 1883-1957
Collection History
Collection history unknown; probably purchased from local residents between 1949 and 1952 by Major Jacob A.L. Möller (1883-1957, a collector of Latin American antiquities and a New York City manufacturer and importer) during a stay in Mérida, Mexico; donated to MAI by Major Möller in 1952.
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Place
Chetumal; Othón P. Blanco Municipality; Quintana Roo State; Mexico
See related items
Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
22/1451
Barcode
221451.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Blade tool/Prismatic blade (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Obsidian
Techniques
Flaked/chipped
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws630180db0-54d1-4a5e-bd8f-9b4226593f67
Record ID
NMAI_236320