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- Date created
- probably AD 1650–1750
- Culture/People
- probably Montauk (archaeological) (attributed)
- Excavator
- Frank N. Nelson (Frank Nielson), Non-Indian
- Previous owner
- Frank N. Nelson (Frank Nielson), Non-Indian
- Donor
- Frank N. Nelson (Frank Nielson), Non-Indian
- Collection History
- Excavated between 1914 and 1916 by Frank N. Nelson while digging a foundation for a chicken coop; donated to MAI by Frank N. Nelson in 1917.
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- Place
- Skeleton 32; Lilly Hill (Pantigo Hill); East Hampton; Suffolk County; New York; USA
- Island Name
- Long Island
- Island Grouping
- Long Island
- See related items
- Montauk (archaeological)
- Art and Printing tools
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 6/8601
- Barcode
- 068601.000
- Object Type
- Art and Printing tools
- Object Name
- Paint container (Image withheld
- Media/Materials
- Clam shell/shells
- Techniques
- Unmodified
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_73916