Jar

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Date created: AD 1200-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Captain Salvador Lopez de Azua (Salvador Lopez De Azua y Marquez), Non-Indian, 1880-1953; Ana Giordani Lopez De Azua (Mrs. Salvador Lopez De Azua), Non-Indian, 1895-1974
Seller: Ana Giordani Lopez De Azua (Mrs. Salvador Lopez De Azua), Non-Indian, 1895-1974

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Captain Salvador Lopez de Azua y Marquez (1880-1953, police chief of Arecibo, Puerto Rico); inherited by his widow Ana Giordani Lopez De Azua (1895-1974); purchased by MAI from Mrs. Lopez de Azua in 1965.
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Place: Arecibo; Arecibo Municipality; Puerto Rico
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Puerto Rico
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: 23/6086
Barcode: 236086.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Jar
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, incised, punctate

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67ebf6006-d548-4ff5-b742-f7ad1e505024

Record ID: NMAI_251440