Worked turtle shell
date: label: Date created
content: AD 600-1500
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Ostionoid Tradition (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: Kitchen midden, Magens Bay; 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: Ostionoid Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Materials: Waste
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 7/4765
label: Barcode
content: 074765.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Waste
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Worked turtle shell
label: Media/Materials
content: Turtle shell/carapace
label: Techniques
content: Ground