Crustacean shell/shells

Date created
AD 1300–1600 (Late Woodland period)
Culture/People
probably Late Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition leader
Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
Expedition sponsor
Samuel Riker, Jr., Non-Indian, 1868-1936
Collection History
Collected or excavated in 1918 by members of an excavation team led by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee Samuel Riker, Jr. (1868-1936).
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Place
Multiple pits; Clason Point site (Snakapins), Soundview and Leland Avenues; New York City, Bronx, Clason Point; Bronx County; New York; USA
See related items
Late Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
Materials: Waste
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
8/6972
Barcode
086972.000
Object Type
Materials: Waste
Object Name
Crustacean shell/shells
Media/Materials
Crab claw/shell
Techniques
Unmodified
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fa5013fd-cf83-489a-80cc-659f75ac0115
Record ID
NMAI_93980