Object Details
- Culture/People
- possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic Age (Ortoiroid) and Ostionoid Traditions
- Collector
- Adolfo de Hostos (Adolfo José De Hostos Ayala), Non-Indian, 1887-1982
- Previous owner
- Adolfo de Hostos (Adolfo José De Hostos Ayala), Non-Indian, 1887-1982
- Seller
- Adolfo de Hostos (Adolfo José De Hostos Ayala), Non-Indian, 1887-1982
- Collection History
- Collected or excavated by Caribbean archaeologist and historian Adolfo de Hostos (1887-1982) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Adolfo de Hostos in 1908.
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- Date created
- 2500 BC-AD 1500
- Catalog Number
- 2/61
- Barcode
- 020061.001
- Object Type
- Woodworking tools
- Object Name
- Celt
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Pecked, ground, polished
- Place
- South coast; Dominican Republic
- Archipelago
- Greater Antilles
- Island Name
- Hispaniola
- Geographical Areas
- Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
- See related items
- Multiple archaeological cultures
- Woodworking tools
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_21259
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bf30ee5f-41b2-4a70-9e2a-af44769f8b5f
