Bowl

Date created
AD 800-1500
Culture/People
probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Thomas A. Howell, Sr., Non-Indian, 1877-1930
Donor
Thomas A. Howell, Jr., Non-Indian, 1902-1985
W. Huntting Howell (William Huntting Howell), Non-Indian, 1904-1982
John Akin Howell, Non-Indian, 1908-1991
Elena Howell Terry (Mrs. Wyllys Terry Jr.), Non-Indian, 1914-1998
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Thomas A. Howell, Sr. (1877-1930, owner of the West Indies Sugar Company and Corporación Azucarera Boca Chica and a frequent traveler to the Caribbean); donated to MAI in 1938 by his children Thomas A. Howell, Jr. (1902-1985), William Huntting Howell (1904-1982), John Akin Howell (1908-1991), and Elena Howell Terry (1914-1998).
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Place
Boca Chica Archaeological District; Andrés; National District; Dominican Republic
Archipelago
Greater Antilles
Island Name
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
19/7643
Barcode
197643.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Bowl
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, modeled, incised, punctate
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws689bbf0ce-8eb0-49e4-ba4c-deb770dc3b2e
Record ID
NMAI_211238