Worked shell

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Date created: AD 1600–1700

Culture/People: possibly Lenape (Delaware) (archaeological) (attributed)
Excavator: Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
Expedition sponsor: Samuel Riker, Jr., Non-Indian, 1868-1936

Collection History: Excavated in 1918 by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) during MAI fieldwork sponsored by MAI trustee Samuel Riker, Jr. (1868-1936).
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Place: West 207th Street, Spuyten Duyvil Creek; Cold Spring shell midden (Shorakapkok); New York City, Manhattan, Inwood; New York County; New York; USA
Island Name: Manhattan Island

See related items: Lenape (Delaware) (archaeological); Materials: Waste

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/5559
Barcode: 085559.000

Object Type: Materials: Waste

Object Name: Worked shell
Media/Materials: Whelk shell/shells
Techniques: Cut

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69309cdf3-1def-42f0-9f06-8cbe86fcddf6

Record ID: NMAI_91780