Snuff spoon

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Date created: 2000–850 BC (Early Formative period)

Culture/People: probably Olmec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in Mexico in 1910.
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Place: Oaxaca State; Mexico

See related items: Olmec (archaeological culture); Pipes and Smoking
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/6664
Barcode: 026664.000

Object Type: Pipes and Smoking

Object Name: Snuff spoon
Media/Materials: Jadeite
Techniques: Carved, ground, drilled
Dimensions: 14 x 3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6161cfca6-fa0b-4161-b307-fa164cfa0f71

Record ID: NMAI_28313