Ear pin
date: label: Date created
content: AD 600-1500
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Ostionoid Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Thomas A. Howell, Sr., Non-Indian, 1877-1930
label: Donor
content: Thomas A. Howell, Jr., Non-Indian, 1902-1985
label: Donor
content: W. Huntting Howell (William Huntting Howell), Non-Indian, 1904-1982
label: Donor
content: John Akin Howell, Non-Indian, 1908-1991
label: Donor
content: Elena Howell Terry (Mrs. Wyllys Terry Jr.), Non-Indian, 1914-1998
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Thomas A. Howell, Sr. (1877-1930, owner of the West Indies Sugar Company and Corporación Azucarera Boca Chica and a frequent traveler to the Caribbean); donated to MAI in 1938 by his children Thomas A. Howell, Jr. (1902-1985), William Huntting Howell (1904-1982), John Akin Howell (1908-1991), and Elena Howell Terry (1914-1998).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Boca Chica Archaeological District; Andrés; National District; 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: Ostionoid Tradition (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: 19/7727
label: Barcode
content: 197727.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear pin
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Ground, carved, grooved