Culture/People:

possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Huecoid, Saladoid, and Mamoran Troumassoid Traditions  Search this

Seller:

Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (S. W. Howes), Non-Indian, 1883-1927  Search this

Collector:

Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (S. W. Howes), Non-Indian, 1883-1927  Search this

Previous owner:

Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (S. W. Howes), Non-Indian, 1883-1927  Search this

Object Name:

Ornament

Media/Materials:

Shell/shells

Techniques:

Ground, drilled

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

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)

Date created:

500 BC-AD 1100

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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Catalog Number:

12/6962

Barcode:

126962.000

See related items:

Multiple archaeological cultures

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws601722fce-9468-417d-bcd7-92399151a427

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_136525