Ornament

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Date created: AD 1200-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition: Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition (1919)
Expedition leader: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents in 1919 by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during MAI's 1919 Cuba archaeological expedition.
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Place: Village site, Finca Sitges, Gran Tierra de Maya; Casimba; Maisí Municipality; Guantánamo Province; Cuba
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Cuba
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/5949
Barcode: 095949.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Ornament
Media/Materials: Shell/shells
Techniques: Cut, carved, peeled, polished

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d6b95b3e-2d10-46db-be24-2f3938f6a402

Record ID: NMAI_103353