Petroglyph

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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 1929, possibly from Alice L. De Santiago (Alice Loughran De Santiago, 1876-1942, of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico).
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Place: Trujillo Alto; Trujillo Alto Municipality; 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: 16/6630
Barcode: 166630.000

Object Type: Rock art

Object Name: Petroglyph
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked, carved, ground
Dimensions: 50 x 33 x 35 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ffdf4c9e-06d1-4da5-860f-052085f5f0fd

Record ID: NMAI_178477