Hammerstone/Grinding stone

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Date created: AD 1200-1500

Culture/People: possibly Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition: Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition (1919)
Expedition leader: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents in 1919 by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during MAI's 1919 Cuba archaeological expedition.
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Place: La Patana village site; Patana; Maisí Municipality; Guantánamo Province; Cuba
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Cuba
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/2364
Barcode: 092364.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Hammerstone/Grinding stone
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked, ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6af7504d1-b22f-412c-85db-1f649bf9d93a

Record ID: NMAI_99242