Elbow stone fragment

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Date created: AD 1200-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Possible seller: 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 1926, possibly 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); Unknown Function

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/6304
Barcode: 146304.000

Object Type: Unknown Function

Object Name: Elbow stone fragment
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked, carved, incised, ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60620dd9c-8c06-4c8b-982f-c49fa8cf9c26

Record ID: NMAI_157255