Swallowing stick
date: label: Date created
content: AD 600-1200
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) or Elenan Ostionoid (Elenoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Excavator
content: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, an MAI staff member) in late 1916 or early 1917 during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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place: label: Place
content: Magens Bay north coast; Saint Thomas; US Virgin Islands
label: Archipelago
content: Lesser Antilles
label: Island Name
content: Saint Thomas
label: Island Grouping
content: Virgin Islands
label: Geographical Areas
content: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
setName: label: See related items
content: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 6/1374
label: Barcode
content: 061374.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Swallowing stick
label: Media/Materials
content: Manatee bone, mother-of-pearl, shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Carved, incised, drilled, inlaid
label: Dimensions
content: 15 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm