Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno

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Date created: AD 600-1200

Culture/People: probably Elenan Ostionoid (Elenoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition: Willard V. King Virgin Island Expedition (1934)
Expedition leader: Lewis J. Korn (Lewis Johan Korn), Non-Indian, 1903-1992
Expedition sponsor: Willard V. King (Willard Vinton King), Non-Indian, 1868-1955

Collection History: Excavated in 1934 during the Willard V. King Virgin Island Expedition, led by archaeologist Lewis J. Korn (1903-1992) and sponsored by MAI and Willard V. King (1868-1955, a New York City banker and MAI trustee).
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Place: South of Frederiksted; Concordia; 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: 18/7175
Barcode: 187175.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws617bc509f-e97b-48fb-99e8-0471d7cc54f4

Record ID: NMAI_199897