Culture/People:

probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

MAI agent:

Frank D. Utley (F.D. Utley/Frank Dinsmore Utley), Non-Indian, 1874-1943  Search this

Object Name:

Seat in the form of a turtle

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Pecked, ground, polished

Dimensions:

23 x 15 x 10 cm

Object Type:

Furnishings (Home)

Place:

Dominguito (Dominquitas); Arecibo Municipality; Puerto Rico

Archipelago:

Greater Antilles

Island Name:

Puerto Rico

Geographical Areas:

Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

Date created:

AD 1200-1500

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired from an unknown source in Puerto Rico in 1905 by Frank D. Utley (1874-1943, MAI staff member) during a collecting trip sponsored by George Heye.

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Catalog Number:

3698

Barcode:

003698.000

See related items:

Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture)

Furnishings (Home)

On View:

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws683f193a2-8126-45ca-9344-a2b85f78b18c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_3935