Celt

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Date created: AD 600-1500

Culture/People: possibly Ostionan Ostionoid (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Reverend Thomas Huckerby, Non-Indian, 1869-1927
MAI agent: Reverend Thomas Huckerby, Non-Indian, 1869-1927

Collection History: Collection history unknown; collected or purchased from local residents in 1918 by Reverend Thomas Huckerby (1869-1927, a Wesleyan minister and amateur archaeologist working in the Caribbean) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Place: Dominican Republic
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Hispaniola
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/6094
Barcode: 086094.000

Object Type: Woodworking tools

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6056effd6-88dc-4d01-a580-f954bc922710

Record ID: NMAI_92883