Celt (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
600 BC–AD 1500 (Inguapí I to Bucheli-Caunapí phase)
Culture/People
possibly Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition
Isla del Morro-Colombia Expedition (1914)
Expedition leader
Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
Expedition sponsor
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Marie A. Heye (Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye), Non-Indian, 1845-1915
Collection History
Collected or purchased from local residents in 1914 during the Isla del Morro-Colombia Expedition, led by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) and funded by George Gustav Heye and his mother, Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye (1845-1915).
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Place
Río Rosario; Nariño Department; Colombia
See related items
Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture)
Woodworking tools
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
3/8463
Barcode
038463.000
Object Type
Woodworking tools
Object Name
Celt (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Ground, flaked/chipped
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67aeb8346-a2dc-4caa-9272-d3fc476f9910
Record ID
NMAI_41194