Celt

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Date created: AD 600-1500

Culture/People: probably Ostionoid Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, an MAI staff member) in late 1916 or early 1917 during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Place: Saint Thomas; US Virgin Islands
Archipelago: Lesser Antilles
Island Name: Saint Thomas
Island Grouping: Virgin Islands
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Ostionoid Tradition (archaeological culture); Woodworking tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 7/4785
Barcode: 074785.000

Object Type: Woodworking tools

Object Name: Celt
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked, ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6597ca56e-94c3-4c14-8082-fdac3636da63

Record ID: NMAI_80797