Celt (unfinished)

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Date created: AD 600-1500

Culture/People: possibly Ostionan Ostionoid (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents in 1916 by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, an MAI staff member) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Place: Hacienda Belvedere; Cabo Rojo Municipality; Puerto Rico
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Puerto Rico
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: 9/1240
Barcode: 091240.000

Object Type: Woodworking tools

Object Name: Celt (unfinished)
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Ground, pecked

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65fd078aa-4e66-4778-bc1b-ebfe4f8972a9

Record ID: NMAI_98281