Ornament
date: label: Date created
content: AD 800-1500
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Adolfo de Hostos (Adolfo José De Hostos Ayala), Non-Indian, 1887-1982
label: Previous owner
content: Adolfo de Hostos (Adolfo José De Hostos Ayala), Non-Indian, 1887-1982
label: Seller
content: Adolfo de Hostos (Adolfo José De Hostos Ayala), Non-Indian, 1887-1982
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated by Caribbean archaeologist and historian Adolfo de Hostos (1887-1982) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Adolfo de Hostos in 1908.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: South coast; Dominican Republic
label: Archipelago
content: Greater Antilles
label: Island Name
content: Hispaniola
label: Geographical Areas
content: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
setName: label: See related items
content: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 1/9712
label: Barcode
content: 019712.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ornament
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Carved, ground, drilled