Worked shell

Date created
1630–1700
Culture/People
possibly Lenape (Delaware) (archaeological) (attributed)
Possible collector
Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
Gladys M. Skinner (Gladys Macrae/Mrs. Alanson Skinner), Non-Indian, 1893-1918
Donor
Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
Honoree
Gladys M. Skinner (Gladys Macrae/Mrs. Alanson Skinner), Non-Indian, 1893-1918
Collection History
Collected by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) or his wife Gladys Macrae Skinner (1893-1918) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Alanson Skinner in 1918 in memory of Gladys Skinner.
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Place
Shell midden; Castle Hill Point; New York City, Bronx; Bronx County; New York; USA
See related items
Lenape (Delaware) (archaeological)
Materials: Waste
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
8/5098
Barcode
085098.001
Object Type
Materials: Waste
Object Name
Worked shell
Media/Materials
Shell/shells
Techniques
Cut
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dead75ff-f0fe-41c7-9072-cd4de4004250
Record ID
NMAI_91685