Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno

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Date created: AD 600-1200

Culture/People: probably Ostionan Ostionoid (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Dan Frost (Daniel H. Frost), Non-Indian, 1850-1943
Seller: Anna M. Stanley, Non-Indian, b. 1887
Auction venue: Kende Galleries Inc. at Gimbel Brothers
Presenter/funding source: Julius Carlebach (Julius Hirsch Carlebach), Non-Indian, 1909-1964

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dan Frost (1850-1943, proprietor of Stephen A. Frost and Son, a New York City Indian goods company and a collector of beads and Indian artifacts); sold by Mrs. Anna M. Stanley, his long-time nurse and possibly his heir or executrix, through an auction held by Kende Galleries Inc. at Gimbel Brothers (New York City); purchased by MAI at the Kende Galleries auction in 1943 using proceeds from collection sales to Julius Carlebach (1909-1964; Julius Carlebach Gallery, New York).
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Place: Puerto Rico
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Puerto Rico
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Ostionan Ostionoid (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/6063
Barcode: 206063.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno
Media/Materials: Pottery, clay slip
Techniques: Modeled, incised, punctate, slipped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66dfdb062-529a-47f6-b937-e24b5a03ee81

Record ID: NMAI_220181