Awl (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 1000–1400
Culture/People
probably Diaguita (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition
Mrs. Thea Heye Chile Expedition (1929-1930) (Mrs. Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)
Expedition leader
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Expedition sponsor
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collected in 1929 during the Thea Heye Chile Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place
General digging, Trench II; Compañía Baja; Elqui Province; Coquimbo Region IV; Chile
See related items
Diaguita (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
17/5007
Barcode
175007.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Awl (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Animal Bone
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws614285b99-22de-45d6-9cb4-e7f89c89c6ae
Record ID
NMAI_187392