Cooking pot with faces on rim

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Date created: AD 1350–1550 (Late Woodland period)

Culture/People: probably St. Lawrence Iroquoian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Arthur DeWitt Howland, Non-Indian, 1876-1955
Previous owner: Arthur DeWitt Howland, Non-Indian, 1876-1955
Seller: Arthur DeWitt Howland, Non-Indian, 1876-1955
Expedition leader: Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
Expedition: Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition (1919)
Expedition sponsor: Samuel Riker, Jr., Non-Indian, 1868-1936

Collection History: Collected by Arthur DeWitt Howland (1876-1955) in July 1904 from a river bank; purchased by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) from Arthur Howland in 1919 during the Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition, led by Alanson Skinner and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee Samuel Riker, Jr. (1868-1936).
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Place: Rock hole on riverbank, 1.25 miles from Theresa; Indian River; Theresa; Jefferson County; New York; USA

See related items: St. Lawrence Iroquoian (archaeological culture); Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/3208
Barcode: 093208.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Cooking pot with faces on rim
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, incised
Dimensions: 19.50 x 15.50 x 21.00 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65b8814c1-32a3-4a35-a4d0-84728847a046

Record ID: NMAI_100455