Snuff spoon

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

Culture/People: probably Olmec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator: Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938
Previous owner: Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938
Seller: Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938
Presenter/funding source: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928

Collection History: Excavated at an unknown date by amateur archaeologist Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann (1867-1938, a physician stationed in Central America); purchased by MAI from Thomas Gann in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place: Belize

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: 8/1916
Barcode: 081916.000

Object Type: Pipes and Smoking

Object Name: Snuff spoon
Media/Materials: Jadeite
Techniques: Carved, polished, drilled
Dimensions: 5.5 x 2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d0ac3b49-7679-4ea9-9e2b-f6f74207fde7

Record ID: NMAI_88182