Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno

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
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
13/256
Barcode
130256.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Modeled, incised, punctate
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69932ea87-42d7-4076-abd6-b96777c4dc63
Record ID
NMAI_140215