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Object Number 06-61-20/C3961
Display Title Top
Descriptions
Inventory Description Top, nut base, perforated, wood dowel projecting from top, resin coated nail
Classification
  • Toy
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lacandón Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Chiapas
Dimensions Overall: 11.5 x 4 x 3.9 cm (4 1/2 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C/3961

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