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Object Details

Collection History
Dredged from the lake in 1915 by landowner Nicolas Garcia Pulido or his plantation workers; donated to MAI by Senor Garcia in 1919 through Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during MAI's 1919 archaeological expedition to Cuba.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Archaic Age (Ortoiroid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector
Nicolas Garcia Pulido (Senor Nicolas Garcia), Non-Indian
Previous owner
Nicolas Garcia Pulido (Senor Nicolas Garcia), Non-Indian
Donor
Nicolas Garcia Pulido (Senor Nicolas Garcia), Non-Indian
Expedition
Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition (1919)
Expedition leader
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Date created
4000 BC-AD 1500
Object Name
Arrow
Media/Materials
Palm wood
Techniques
Notched, carved
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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