Hammerstone (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
600 BC–AD 1500 (Inguapí I to Bucheli-Caunapí phase)
Culture/People
possibly Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector
Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
Collection History
Collected or purchased from local residents by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) in 1916 during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Place
Río Mira; Chinquirito (Chinguirito); Tumaco Municipality; Nariño Department; Colombia
See related items
Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
5/7705
Barcode
057705.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Hammerstone (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Pecked
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63f439849-03b3-4ea4-b068-aa4a0bbeedc3
Record ID
NMAI_61559