Swallowing stick

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Date created: AD 800-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Possible owner: Thomas A. Howell, Sr., Non-Indian, 1877-1930
Previous owner: W. Huntting Howell (William Huntting Howell), Non-Indian, 1904-1982
Donor: W. Huntting Howell (William Huntting Howell), Non-Indian, 1904-1982

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Huntting Howell (1904-1982) and possibly inherited from his father Thomas A. Howell, Sr. (1877-1930, owner of the West Indies Sugar Company and Corporación Azucarera Boca Chica and a frequent traveler to the Caribbean); donated to MAI by William Huntting Howell in 1938.
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Place: Dominican Republic
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Hispaniola
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture); Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/7370
Barcode: 197370.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Swallowing stick
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved, ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d73913fb-0521-42dc-9e1d-4662bdab9ff0

Record ID: NMAI_210872