Figure part/fragment

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Date created: probably AD 1031-1299 (radiocarbon dated)

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents in 1916 by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, an MAI staff member) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Place: Near Barahona; Loma Pie de Palo (Loma de Polo); Barahona; Barahona Province; Dominican Republic
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Hispaniola
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture); Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/8307
Barcode: 058307.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure part/fragment
Media/Materials: Guaiacum wood
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 19 x 7 x 6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c91e80c9-1fdc-4db3-a3f2-ecec50305a69

Record ID: NMAI_62874