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Date created: AD 1200-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Possible owner: Alice L. De Santiago (Alice Loughran De Santiago/Mrs. José M. Santiago), Non-Indian, 1876-1942
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 1928, 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); Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/9377
Barcode: 159377.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked, carved, ground
Dimensions: 10 x 9 x 17 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f08fe0e0-2daa-4abf-ac7a-b74ac2575821

Record ID: NMAI_170950