Vessel fragment/potsherd

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Date created: AD 600-1200

Culture/People: probably Elenan Ostionoid (Elenoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Mary Louise Bingham Hark (Mrs. Hugo Crosta Hark/Mrs. H. C. Hark), Non-Indian, 1882-1966
Seller: Mary Louise Bingham Hark (Mrs. Hugo Crosta Hark/Mrs. H. C. Hark), Non-Indian, 1882-1966

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mary Louise Bingham Hark (Mrs. Hugo Crosta Hark, 1882-1966), who lived on Saint Croix after about 1913; purchased by MAI from Mary Louise Hark in 1924.
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Place: Richmond; Saint Croix; US Virgin Islands
Archipelago: Lesser Antilles
Island Name: Saint Croix
Island Grouping: Virgin Islands
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Elenan Ostionoid (Elenoid) (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/5473
Barcode: 135473.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/potsherd
Media/Materials: Pottery, clay slip
Techniques: Coiled, modeled, slipped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws625581854-d4d2-4042-ac44-c4c35cdb7c9a

Record ID: NMAI_144713