Ornament
date: label: Date created
content: AD 800-1500
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: William H. Balch (W. H. Balch), Non-Indian, 1874-1960
label: MAI agent
content: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William H. Balch (1874-1960), a civil engineer who worked in the Dominican Republic in the early twentieth century; given by William Balch to Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, MAI staff member) in 1914 during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: La Vega; La Vega Province; 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: 3/6318
label: Barcode
content: 036318.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ornament
label: Media/Materials
content: Animal Bone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, incised