Worked turtle shell

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Date created: AD 1300–1600 (Late Woodland period)

Culture/People: probably Late Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition leader: Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
Expedition sponsor: Samuel Riker, Jr., Non-Indian, 1868-1936

Collection History: Collected or excavated in 1918 by members of an excavation team led by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee Samuel Riker, Jr. (1868-1936).
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Place: Multiple pits; Clason Point site (Snakapins), Soundview and Leland Avenues; New York City, Bronx, Clason Point; Bronx County; New York; USA

See related items: Late Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture); Materials: Waste

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/6970
Barcode: 086970.000

Object Type: Materials: Waste

Object Name: Worked turtle shell
Media/Materials: Turtle shell/carapace
Techniques: Notched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dc012887-8ff4-4ba7-a2e3-bdc289c41044

Record ID: NMAI_93977