Bowl

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Date created: AD 800-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Emilio Rodriguez y Monga, Non-Indian

Collection History: Said to have been found during an excavation by the "Chief of the Port of Boca Chica" (possibly the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers, which was active in the area); transferred to Emilio Rodriguez y Monga at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in 1906.
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Place: Boca Chica; Boca Chica Municipality; National District; Dominican Republic
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Hispaniola
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/150
Barcode: 010150.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Bowl
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, incised, modeled, appliquéd

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dc666289-d10c-4a4d-8b1b-4b2bd01b259e

Record ID: NMAI_10558