Mortar fragment/part

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Date created: AD 1200-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition: Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition (1915)
Expedition leader: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired from area land owners in 1915 during the Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition, led by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) and sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: East of Jauco; Village site, Río Caleta; Jauco; Maisí Municipality; Guantánamo Province; Cuba
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Cuba
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/5438
Barcode: 045438.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Mortar fragment/part
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Ground, notched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws615ca2e8c-24bf-474b-8e43-f112de69b652

Record ID: NMAI_48957