Petroglyph

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Date created: AD 1200-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Seller: Alice L. De Santiago (Alice Loughran De Santiago/Mrs. José M. Santiago), Non-Indian, 1876-1942
Previous owner: Alice L. De Santiago (Alice Loughran De Santiago/Mrs. José M. Santiago), Non-Indian, 1876-1942

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1925 from Alice L. De Santiago (Alice Loughran De Santiago, 1876-1942, of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico).
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Place: Puerto Rico
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Puerto Rico
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture); Rock art

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/492
Barcode: 140492.000

Object Type: Rock art

Object Name: Petroglyph
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked, carved, ground
Dimensions: 79 x 31 x 17 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6032c57da-51e9-41e9-bc0a-bdf5f5887999

Record ID: NMAI_150972