Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno

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Date created: AD 900-1200

Culture/People: probably Ostionoid Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Possible owner: Alice L. De Santiago (Alice Loughran De Santiago/Mrs. José M. Santiago), Non-Indian, 1876-1942
Possible seller: Alice L. De Santiago (Alice Loughran De Santiago/Mrs. José M. Santiago), Non-Indian, 1876-1942

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1929, possibly from Alice L. De Santiago (Alice Loughran De Santiago, 1876-1942, of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico).
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Place: Puerto Rico
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Puerto Rico
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/4327
Barcode: 164327.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6acb8a20b-26da-4253-872d-54d7a5c66ae8

Record ID: NMAI_176140