Vessel fragment

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Date created: 3000–200 BC (Late Archaic to Early Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Late Archaic or Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: William Wallace Tooker (WWT), Non-Indian, 1848-1917; Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn Museum of Art)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Wallace Tooker (1848-1917, a scholar of Long Island Native cultures and collector); purchased by the Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, New York) from William Wallace Tooker in 1901; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Brooklyn Museum in 1962.
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Place: Sag Harbor; Suffolk County; New York; USA
Island Name: Long Island
Island Grouping: Long Island

See related items: Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/9886
Barcode: 249886.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment
Media/Materials: Steatite/soapstone
Techniques: Carved, ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws600303414-e707-4f39-a3a8-a94b87144d4b

Record ID: NMAI_265739