Excavator:

Philip L. Dade, Non-Indian, 1908-1976  Search this

Thelma H. Bull (Thelma Elizabeth Harkins/Mrs. Stonewall Jackson Bull), Non-Indian, 1905-1994  Search this

Previous owner:

Philip L. Dade, Non-Indian, 1908-1976  Search this

Seller:

Philip L. Dade, Non-Indian, 1908-1976  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Peter J. Potoma, Jr. (Peter Jeffrey Potoma), Non-Indian, 1929-1990  Search this

Object Name:

Scraper (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Animal Bone

Techniques:

Carved

Dimensions:

14.3 cm

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

El Hatillo site (Finca Juan Calderón); Parita District; Herrera Province; Panama

Collection History:

Excavated by Philip L. Dade (1908-1976, Chief of the Panama Canal Zone Civil Defense Unit and amateur archeologist) and Thelma H. Bull (Mrs. Stonewall Jackson Bull, 1905-1994, a civil service employee in Panama and an amateur archaeologist), probably in 1959 or 1960; purchased by MAI from Philip Dade in 1960 using funds donated by Peter J. Potoma, Jr. (1929-1990).

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Catalog Number:

22/9397

Barcode:

229397.000

See related items:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws631a92ac6-b919-45f0-8fa9-15801e5c6ead

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_244178