Celt

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Date created: AD 600-1500

Culture/People: probably Ostionoid Tradition (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: Collected or purchased from area residents 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: Caves; Yara; Baracoa Municipality; Guantánamo Province; Cuba
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Cuba
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Ostionoid Tradition (archaeological culture); Woodworking tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/5617
Barcode: 045617.000

Object Type: Woodworking tools

Object Name: Celt
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked, ground, polished

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69ae1b4f7-9f0a-4a7f-a122-b5276e692183

Record ID: NMAI_49158