Jar

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Date created: AD 1250–1650 (Late Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Iroquoian (archaeological) (attributed)
Previous owner: Birney S. Pierce (Birney Salem Pierce), Non-Indian, 1883-1962

Collection History: Said to have been found about 1905 while digging for a sewer trench; formerly in the collection of Birney S. Pierce (1883-1962, a collector of firearms and tomahawks); acquired by MAI through an exchange with Birney S. Pierce in 1941.
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Place: Troy; Rensselaer County; New York; USA

See related items: Iroquoian (archaeological); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/3464
Barcode: 203464.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Jar
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Impressed

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dd873c75-a4d6-4b7d-8aed-f1c0c2c7d1d9

Record ID: NMAI_217294