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Fruit/vegetable rind/shell (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Culture/People:
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Western Archaic and Late Pre-Contact Traditions  Search this
Expedition:
Mrs. Thea Heye Texas Expedition (1928 -1929)  Search this
Expedition leader:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Expedition sponsor:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this
Object Name:
Fruit/vegetable rind/shell (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Gourd
Techniques:
Unmodified
Object Type:
Materials: Waste
Place:
General digging; Cave 1, Crown Peak, Chisos Mountains; Brewster County; Texas; USA
Date created:
2000 BC–AD 1700 (Late Archaic to Late Pre-Contact period)
Collection History:
Excavated in 1928 during the Mrs. Thea Heye Texas Expedition, led by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) and sponsored by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Catalog Number:
15/9577
Barcode:
159577.000
See related items:
Multiple archaeological cultures
Materials: Waste
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cd69357a-a84f-4b85-a727-cda016f1aa0c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_170817