Pendant

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
Post MAI/NMAI owner
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum)
Collection History
Collected or excavated in 1915 by unnamed local residents; acquired from them 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
Laguna Limones village site; Laguna de Limones; 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)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
4/6037
Barcode
046037.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Pendant
Media/Materials
Shell/shells
Techniques
Carved, drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66b1e1c8c-9126-458d-8747-216447ee2c5e
Record ID
NMAI_49619