Vessel fragment/Potsherd

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Date created: AD 800-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Seller: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919
Previous owner: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919
Collector: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919

Collection History: Collected or excavated in 1911 by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, later an MAI staff member) during independent fieldwork; purchased by George Heye from Theodoor de Booy in 1912.
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Place: Bottle Creek; North Caicos District; Turks and Caicos Islands
Archipelago: Bahama Islands
Island Name: North Caicos Island
Island Grouping: Caicos Islands
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: 3/1947
Barcode: 031947.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/Potsherd
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, incised, modeled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ccfd38ca-9598-447d-8b83-e562aa44e52c

Record ID: NMAI_33955