Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno

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Date created: AD 1200-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Frank R. Crumbie, Jr. (Frank Resler Crumbie Jr.), Non-Indian, 1900-1960
Seller: Frank R. Crumbie, Jr. (Frank Resler Crumbie Jr.), Non-Indian, 1900-1960

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frank R. Crumbie, Jr. (1900-1960), an American who held several government positions in Haiti during its occupation by the U.S. (1915 to 1934) and possibly collected by him; purchased by MAI from Frank Crumbie in 1938.
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Place: Île de la Gonâve; La Gonâve Arrondissement; Ouest Department; Haiti
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Île de la Gonâve, 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: 19/7227
Barcode: 197227.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, modeled, incised, punctate

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b7664d00-e425-4493-b1d7-cb3f478c01ee

Record ID: NMAI_210727