Griddle/cooking surface part/fragment

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Date created: AD 600-1500

Culture/People: possibly 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
Possible excavator: (unknown first name) Mosquera, Non-Indian; Cecilio Mosquera, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collected by local residents Cecilio Mosquera and his brother at an unknown date or 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: Mouth of cave; Mylodon Cave, La Patana Caverns; Patana; Maisí Municipality; Guantánamo Province; Cuba
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Cuba
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Ostionoid Tradition (archaeological culture); Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/5829
Barcode: 045829.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Griddle/cooking surface part/fragment
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Slab built, coiled/hand built

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6084b2f92-5f51-4327-83b1-437f35d374ac

Record ID: NMAI_49498