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Date created: AD 1200-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Herman Creque, Non-Indian
Donor: Herman Creque, Non-Indian
Expedition: Willard V. King Virgin Island Expedition (1934)
Expedition leader: Lewis J. Korn (Lewis Johan Korn), Non-Indian, 1903-1992
Expedition sponsor: Willard V. King (Willard Vinton King), Non-Indian, 1868-1955

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Herman Creque (of Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands); donated to MAI by Herman Creque in 1934 during the Willard V. King Virgin Island Expedition, led by archaeologist Lewis J. Korn (1903-1992) and sponsored by MAI and Willard V. King (1868-1955, a New York City banker and MAI trustee).
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Place: Saint John; US Virgin Islands
Archipelago: Lesser Antilles
Island Name: Saint John
Island Grouping: Virgin Islands
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: 18/7097
Barcode: 187097.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked, carved, ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c5999e1b-8a83-4df6-aba0-225640649a2f

Record ID: NMAI_200139