Unidentifiable item

Date created
500 BC-AD 1100
Culture/People
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Huecoid, Saladoid, and Mamoran Troumassoid Traditions
Seller
Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (S. W. Howes), Non-Indian, 1883-1927
Collector
Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (S. W. Howes), Non-Indian, 1883-1927
Previous owner
Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (S. W. Howes), Non-Indian, 1883-1927
Collection History
Collected by Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (1883-1927, manager of Trant's estate on Montserrat), probably in the early 1900s; purchased by MAI from Seymour Howes in 1924.
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Place
Trant's Estate; Trant's; Saint Georges Parish; Montserrat
Archipelago
Lesser Antilles
Island Name
Montserrat
Island Grouping
Leeward Islands
Geographical Areas
Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
See related items
Multiple archaeological cultures
Unknown Function
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
12/6981
Barcode
126981.000
Object Type
Unknown Function
Object Name
Unidentifiable item
Media/Materials
Shell/shells
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c905d838-584e-4354-89c3-b192a0097b8b
Record ID
NMAI_136545