Celt (unfinished)

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Date created: AD 1200-1500

Culture/People: possibly 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: Excavated 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: West of Jauco; Late village site (Late Taino site), Mesa Buena Vista; 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); Woodworking tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/5655
Barcode: 045655.000

Object Type: Woodworking tools

Object Name: Celt (unfinished)
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Flaked/chipped, pecked, ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f06b5bc4-8ea4-4b90-99db-7f50d0b5025b

Record ID: NMAI_49311