Shell

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Culture/People: probably Chachilla (Cayapas) (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; found in MAI collections without information and catalogued circa 1987.
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Place: Río Cayapas; Esmeraldas Province; Ecuador (inferred)

See related items: Chachilla (Cayapas); Materials: Waste

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/9867
Barcode: 249867.000

Object Type: Materials: Waste

Object Name: Shell
Media/Materials: Shell/shells
Techniques: Unmodified

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws668a67dea-1bcc-49dd-bbf3-1efe41398510

Record ID: NMAI_265720