Pendant

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Date created: AD 800-1500

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: Cabía; Puerto Plata Province; Dominican Republic
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Hispaniola
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: 5/9300
Barcode: 059300.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Pendant
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked, carved, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66e0db407-6dd8-4b32-9c5c-f34b8fd5d391

Record ID: NMAI_63949