Worked shell

Date created
500 BC-AD 1100
Culture/People
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Huecoid, Saladoid, and Mamoran Troumassoid Traditions
Seller
Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (S. W. Howes), Non-Indian, 1883-1927
Collector
Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (S. W. Howes), Non-Indian, 1883-1927
Previous owner
Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (S. W. Howes), Non-Indian, 1883-1927
Collection History
Collected by Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (1883-1927, manager of Trant's estate on Montserrat), probably in the early 1900s; purchased by MAI from Seymour Howes in 1924.
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Place
Trant's Estate; Trant's; Saint Georges Parish; Montserrat
Archipelago
Lesser Antilles
Island Name
Montserrat
Island Grouping
Leeward Islands
Geographical Areas
Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
See related items
Multiple archaeological cultures
Materials: Waste
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
12/6965
Barcode
126965.000
Object Type
Materials: Waste
Object Name
Worked shell
Media/Materials
Shell/shells
Techniques
Ground, drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66096f45e-063f-44bb-a912-0cae6716bd51
Record ID
NMAI_136528