Jar

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Date created: AD 400-1300

Culture/People: probably Marajoara/Marajó (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Mattatuck Museum (Mattatuck Historical Society)
Donor: Mattatuck Museum (Mattatuck Historical Society)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; part of the collections of the Mattatuck Museum (Waterbury, Connecticut) until 1967 when it was donated to MAI by the Mattatuck Museum.
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Place: Ilha de Marajó, Rio Amazonas (Amazon River); Marajó Mesoregion; Pará State, North Region; Brazil
Island Name: Ilha de Marajó

See related items: Marajoara/Marajó (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Amazonia

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/1938
Barcode: 241938.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Jar
Media/Materials: Pottery, clay slip
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, slipped, engraved
Dimensions: 16 x 19 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bf26f0d4-ea4c-4804-9e5f-6505d5121cce

Record ID: NMAI_257603