Bell
- Date created
- AD 600–1550 (Classic to Post-Classic period)
- Culture/People
- possibly West Mexican Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago Natural History Museum), 1893-
- Excavator
- Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933
- Previous owner
- Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933
- Previous seller
- Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933
- Collection History
- Excavated by University of Chicago anthropologist Frederick Starr (1858-1933) between 1894 and 1896; purchased by the Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, Illinois) from Frederick Starr in 1905; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Field Museum in 1919.
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- Place
- Toluca Valley; Tlacotepec; Texcaltitlán Municipality, Coatepec Harinas Region; México State; Mexico
- See related items
- West Mexican Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Music and Sound
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 8/8720
- Barcode
- 088720.000
- Object Type
- Music and Sound
- Object Name
- Bell
- Media/Materials
- Copper
- Techniques
- Cast
- Record ID
- NMAI_95398