Polishing stone

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Culture/People: Macushi (Macusi)
Collector: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954

Collection History: Collected in late 1916 or early 1917 by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Demerara River headwaters; Upper Demerara-Berbice Region; Guyana

See related items: Macushi (Macusi); Pottery making tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/955
Barcode: 060955.000

Object Type: Pottery making tools

Object Name: Polishing stone
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Unmodified

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ac43961e-09a6-4bd8-a914-93b80806f9fe

Record ID: NMAI_65299