Maskette

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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: 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); Masks and Masking
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/6049
Barcode: 046049.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking
Native Term: guaíza

Object Name: Maskette
Media/Materials: Conch shell/shells
Techniques: Carved, perforated, polished
Dimensions: 15 x 14 x 3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68460d451-6b8d-4c32-9021-e043608c2786

Record ID: NMAI_49631