Culture/People:

probably Late Pre-Contact Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)  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:

Painted object (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Ground, painted

Object Type:

Unknown Function

Place:

Trench 2, 10 inches deep; Bee Cave Canyon (Eagle Canyon) Rockshelter; Brewster County; Texas; USA

Date created:

AD 700–1700 (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:

15/9724

Barcode:

159724.000

See related items:

Late Pre-Contact Tradition (archaeological culture)

Unknown Function

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e21f83a2-204d-4db0-b83d-3b6bba773105

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_171412