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Mano/Grinding stone

Object Details

Collection History
Collected or purchased from local residents in 1918 by Reverend Thomas Huckerby (1869-1927, a Wesleyan minister and amateur archaeologist working in the Caribbean) during a collecting trip sponsored by MAI.
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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 Mamoran Troumassoid Traditions
Collector
Reverend Thomas Huckerby, Non-Indian, 1869-1927
MAI agent
Reverend Thomas Huckerby, Non-Indian, 1869-1927
Date created
2000 BC-AD 1000
Object Name
Mano/Grinding stone
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Ground
Object Type
Food Gathering and Preparation
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