Celt fragment

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 7; 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)
Woodworking tools
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
3/3239
Barcode
033239.000
Object Type
Woodworking tools
Object Name
Celt fragment
Media/Materials
Shell/shells
Techniques
Flaked/chipped, ground
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c526f734-227c-4425-b43c-e8414b1b16a4
Record ID
NMAI_35379