Axe head

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Date created: AD 800-1500

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

Collection History: Excavated 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: Ingenio Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus sugar mill); San Pedro de Macorís; San Pedro de Macorís Province; Dominican Republic
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Hispaniola
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/8388
Barcode: 058388.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Axe head
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Flaked/chipped, pecked, ground, notched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws665e5b4e4-bb37-4563-824f-3ca6f9e4cc7b

Record ID: NMAI_63141