Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno

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Date created: AD 1000-1500

Culture/People: probably Ostionan Ostionoid (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Howard M. Rosengarten, Non-Indian; Dr. E. Onesimo Guerrero (Enrique Onesimo Guerrero), Non-Indian
Donor: Howard M. Rosengarten, Non-Indian; Dr. E. Onesimo Guerrero (Enrique Onesimo Guerrero), Non-Indian

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collections of Howard M. Rosengarten and Enrique Onesimo Guerrero, both New York city attorneys; donated to MAI by Howard Rosengarten and Enrique Onesimo Guerrero in 1974.
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Place: Vicinity of Santiago de los Caballeros; Santiago de los Caballeros; Santiago Province; Dominican Republic
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Hispaniola
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: 24/4936
Barcode: 244936.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6252531d0-b94f-4c8d-a7fd-d034846d9223

Record ID: NMAI_260599