Worked shell (Image withheld)
date: label: Date created
content: probably AD 1650–1750
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Montauk (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Excavator
content: Frank N. Nelson (Frank Nielson), Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Frank N. Nelson (Frank Nielson), Non-Indian
label: Donor
content: Frank N. Nelson (Frank Nielson), Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated between 1914 and 1916 by Frank N. Nelson while digging a foundation for a chicken coop; donated to MAI by Frank N. Nelson in 1917.
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place: label: Place
content: Plowed up in cemetery; Lilly Hill (Pantigo Hill); East Hampton; Suffolk County; New York; USA
label: Island Name
content: Long Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Long Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Montauk (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Materials: Waste
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 6/8599
label: Barcode
content: 068599.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Waste
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Worked shell (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Drilled