Inlay/mosaic pieces

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Date created: AD 1200-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Mary Louise Bingham Hark (Mrs. Hugo Crosta Hark/Mrs. H. C. Hark), Non-Indian, 1882-1966
Seller: Mary Louise Bingham Hark (Mrs. Hugo Crosta Hark/Mrs. H. C. Hark), Non-Indian, 1882-1966

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mary Louise Bingham Hark (Mrs. Hugo Crosta Hark, 1882-1966), who lived on Saint Croix after about 1913; purchased by MAI from Mary Louise Hark in 1924.
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Place: Saint Croix; US Virgin Islands
Archipelago: Lesser Antilles
Island Name: Saint Croix
Island Grouping: Virgin Islands
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture); Materials: Prepared

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/5463
Barcode: 135463.000

Object Type: Materials: Prepared

Object Name: Inlay/mosaic pieces
Media/Materials: Shell/shells
Techniques: Ground, carved, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e8f047f7-77ab-46a4-a8d9-2ad32bc70b32

Record ID: NMAI_145795