Flaker/percussion tool

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Culture/People: Lacandon Maya
Collector: David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990
Seller: David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990

Collection History: Collected by David W. Amram, Jr. (1901-1990, a self-trained archaeologist and cartographer who explored Chiapas and Guatemala in the 1930s); purchased by MAI from David Amram in 1935.
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Place: Lower Río Jataté; Selva Region; Chiapas State; Mexico

See related items: Lacandon Maya; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/8105
Barcode: 188105.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Flaker/percussion tool
Media/Materials: Deer antler
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e7e97414-bc75-4520-bdd0-625e91f08c7d

Record ID: NMAI_201139