Inlay/mosaic pieces

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)
Materials: Prepared
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
9/2385
Barcode
092385.000
Object Type
Materials: Prepared
Object Name
Inlay/mosaic pieces
Media/Materials
Shell/shells
Techniques
Carved, incised, ground
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e49f263d-18cc-4041-86dc-a81bca9c4333
Record ID
NMAI_99624