Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno

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Date created: AD 800-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Seller agent: Dolores Ricardo Hurst (Dolores Ricardo de Hurst/Mrs. Harry E. Hurst), Non-Indian, ca. 1899-1956
Previous owner: Harry E. Hurst (Henry E. Hurst), Non-Indian, 1889-1979
Seller: Harry E. Hurst (Henry E. Hurst), Non-Indian, 1889-1979

Collection History: Collected or acquired from local residents between 1916 and 1924 by Harry E. (Henry) Hurst (1889-1979) while he was stationed in the Dominican Republic with the U.S. Marine Corps; purchased by MAI from Harry Hurst in 1924, possibly through his wife Dolores Ricardo Hurst (ca. 1899-1956).
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Place: Vicinity of Santiago de los Caballeros; Santiago de los Caballeros; Santiago Province; 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: 12/9928
Barcode: 129928.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Modeled, incised, punctate

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67b562952-e5aa-4494-8e54-d69d4290bc22

Record ID: NMAI_139627