Shell

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Date created: AD 600-1200

Culture/People: probably Ostionan Ostionoid (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent: Frank D. Utley (F.D. Utley/Frank Dinsmore Utley), Non-Indian, 1874-1943

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired from an unknown source in Puerto Rico in 1905 by Frank D. Utley (1874-1943, MAI staff member) during a collecting trip sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Near Mayagüez; Shell midden; Mayagüez; Mayagüez Municipality; Puerto Rico
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Puerto Rico
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 3818
Barcode: 003818.000

Object Type: Materials: Waste

Object Name: Shell
Media/Materials: Shell/shells
Techniques: Unmodified

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws624cfac7f-7030-4503-bd09-6613e0f93a75

Record ID: NMAI_4055