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Spherical/ball-shaped object

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of José Felix Seijo (1879-ca. 1950), a Puerto Rican coffee farmer, census taker, judge, and collector; purchased from Felix Seijo in 1912 by Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850-1930, an anthropologist with the U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology who worked in the Caribbean) while acting on behalf of George Heye.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed); including Archaic Age (Ortoiroid), Saladoid, and Ostionoid Traditions
Seller
Felix Seijo (José Felix Seijo), Non-Indian, 1879-ca. 1950
Previous owner
Felix Seijo (José Felix Seijo), Non-Indian, 1879-ca. 1950
MAI agent
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (J. Walter Fewkes), Non-Indian, 1850-1930
Date created
2500 BC-AD 1500
Object Name
Spherical/ball-shaped object
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Pecked, ground
Object Type
Unknown Function
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