Ear spool

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Date created: 2500 BC-AD 1500

Culture/People: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed); including Archaic Age (Ortoiroid), Saladoid, and Ostionoid Traditions
Seller: Felix Seijo (José Felix Seijo), Non-Indian, 1879-ca. 1950
Previous owner: Felix Seijo (José Felix Seijo), Non-Indian, 1879-ca. 1950
MAI agent: Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (J. Walter Fewkes), Non-Indian, 1850-1930

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of José Felix Seijo (1879-ca. 1950), a Puerto Rican coffee farmer, census taker, judge, and collector; purchased from Felix Seijo in 1912 by Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850-1930, an anthropologist with the U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology who worked in the Caribbean) while acting on behalf of George Heye.
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Place: Puerto Rico
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Puerto Rico
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Multiple archaeological cultures; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 3/1995
Barcode: 031995.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Ear spool
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked, ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws643a89557-f1c5-476d-99af-98a332f47695

Record ID: NMAI_34006