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Tool, horizontal lines carved on top portion, teeth carved into blade; faintly incised "MITLA col. by E C PARSONS"
Tool, horizontal lines carved on top portion, teeth carved into blade; faintly incised "MITLA col. by E C PARSONS"
Object Number 2010.22.6.2
Display Title Tool, horizontal lines carved on top portion, teeth carved into blade; faintly incised "MITLA col. by E C PARSONS"
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tool, carved wood, elongated, tapered blade, carved incised lines, short cylindrical handle
Classification
  • Tool
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zapotec
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Oaxaca / <County> / <City> / Mitla
Materials Wood
Dimensions Other: 30 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm (11 13/16 x 1 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2010.22.6.2; MITLA col by EC PARSONS
Credit Line Gift of Samuel Kirkland Lothrop, Jr.
Provenance
Owner A. Karen Romney
Owner Samuel Kirkland Lothrop Jr.
Collector Joy Mahler Lothrop
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
Collector Dr. Elsie Clews Parsons
Donor Donated by A. Karen Romney

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