Axe head/Votive axe
Usage Conditions Apply
- Culture/People
- probably Olmec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Leo Stein, Non-Indian, 1872-1947
- Seller
- Leo Stein, Non-Indian, 1872-1947
- Presenter/funding source
- Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
- Object Name
- Axe head/Votive axe
- Media/Materials
- Granite
- Techniques
- Carved, incised, polished
- Dimensions
- 31 x 17 x 12 cm
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Place
- Coast; Veracruz State; Mexico
- Date created
- 2000–850 BC (Early Formative period)
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected or excavated before 1880; formerly in the collection of Leo Stein (1872-1947, renowned art collector and brother of Gertrude Stein); purchased by MAI from Leo Stein in 1928 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
- Catalog Number
- 16/3400
- Barcode
- 163400.000
- See related items
- Olmec (archaeological culture)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- On View
- NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Contact Us
- Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement