Worked animal bone

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Date created: AD 600-1500

Culture/People: possibly Ostionan Ostionoid (archaeological culture) (attributed)
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: Excavated 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: South of Frederiksted; Concordia; Saint Croix; US Virgin Islands
Archipelago: Lesser Antilles
Island Name: Saint Croix
Island Grouping: Virgin Islands
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Ostionan Ostionoid (archaeological culture); Materials: Waste

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/7123
Barcode: 187123.000

Object Type: Materials: Waste

Object Name: Worked animal bone
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Cut

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cdcc2c36-5628-407e-a75b-32c479a22f72

Record ID: NMAI_200171