Monolithic axe

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Date created: AD 1000-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Seller: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919
Previous owner: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919
Collector: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919

Collection History: Collected or excavated in 1911 by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, later an MAI staff member) during independent fieldwork; purchased by George Heye from Theodoor de Booy in 1912.
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Place: Juba Point, Providenciales Island; Providenciales and West Caicos District; Turks and Caicos Islands
Archipelago: Bahama Islands
Island Name: Providenciales Island
Island Grouping: Caicos Islands
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture); Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 3/1913
Barcode: 031913.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Monolithic axe
Media/Materials: Meta-siltstone
Techniques: Pecked, carved, ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c6dee9ba-b64f-43e9-993e-989d035d3083

Record ID: NMAI_33921