probably Ostionoid Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed) Search this
Possible collector:
Lady Edith Blake (Edith Bernal-Osborne Blake), Non-Indian, 1845-1926 Search this
Sir Henry A. Blake, Non-Indian, 1840-1918 Search this
Previous owner:
Lady Edith Blake (Edith Bernal-Osborne Blake), Non-Indian, 1845-1926 Search this
Sir Henry A. Blake, Non-Indian, 1840-1918 Search this
Seller:
Lady Edith Blake (Edith Bernal-Osborne Blake), Non-Indian, 1845-1926 Search this
Sir Henry A. Blake, Non-Indian, 1840-1918 Search this
Object Name:
Celt
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Ground, polished
Object Type:
Woodworking tools
Place:
May Pen (Maypen); Clarendon Parish; Middlesex County; Jamaica
Archipelago:
Greater Antilles
Island Name:
Jamaica
Geographical Areas:
Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
Date created:
AD 600-1500
Collection History:
Collection history unknown, but possibly collected between 1889 and 1898 by Lady Edith Blake (1845-1926, amateur ethnologist, archaeologist, and artist) and her husband Sir Henry Arthur Blake (1840-1918, governor of the Bahamas from 1884 to 1887 and governor of Jamaica from 1889 to 1898); purchased from the Blakes by MAI in 1916 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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