Worked shell

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Date created: AD 800-1500

Culture/People: probably Meillacan Ostionoid (Meillacoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919

Collection History: Excavated by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, MAI staff member) in 1913 during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Midden 4; Retreat; Saint Ann Parish; Middlesex County; Jamaica
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Jamaica
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 3/3225
Barcode: 033225.000

Object Type: Materials: Waste

Object Name: Worked shell
Media/Materials: Conch shell/shells
Techniques: Perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61ede7740-fb4c-460a-a1ef-ff38dff0d109

Record ID: NMAI_35362