Worked shell
date: label: Date created
content: 1000 BC-AD 1500
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed); including Archaic Age (Ortoiroid), Saladoid, and Ostionoid Traditions
label: Expedition
content: Willard V. King Virgin Island Expedition (1934)
label: Expedition leader
content: Lewis J. Korn (Lewis Johan Korn), Non-Indian, 1903-1992
label: Expedition sponsor
content: Willard V. King (Willard Vinton King), Non-Indian, 1868-1955
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated in 1934 during the Willard V. King Virgin Island Expedition, led by archaeologist Lewis J. Korn (1903-1992) and sponsored by MAI and Willard V. King (1868-1955, a New York City banker and MAI trustee).
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place: label: Place
content: South of Frederiksted; Concordia; Saint Croix; US Virgin Islands
label: Archipelago
content: Lesser Antilles
label: Island Name
content: Saint Croix
label: Island Grouping
content: Virgin Islands
label: Geographical Areas
content: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Materials: Waste
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 18/7140
label: Barcode
content: 187140.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Waste
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Worked shell
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Perforated