Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno

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Date created: AD 800-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: B. B. Duncanson, Non-Indian
Seller: B. B. Duncanson, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of B.B. Duncanson (probably a member of the extended Duncanson family who lived at Bottle Creek); purchased by MAI in 1934 from B.B. Duncanson.
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Place: Bottle Creek; North Caicos District; Turks and Caicos Islands
Archipelago: Bahama Islands
Island Name: North Caicos Island
Island Grouping: Caicos Islands
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: 18/6716
Barcode: 186716.000

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/ws673bde7ac-0896-493d-bdde-7cbd40a8c9f3

Record ID: NMAI_199776