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:
Worked shell
Media/Materials:
Shell/shells
Techniques:
Ground
Object Type:
Materials: Waste
Place:
Cave Point, New Providence Island; New Providence District; Bahamas
Archipelago:
Bahama Islands
Island Name:
New Providence Island
Geographical Areas:
Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
Date created:
AD 700-1500
Collection History:
Collection history unknown, but possibly collected between 1884 and 1887 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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