Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno

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Date created: AD 800-1500

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

Collection History: Excavated by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, an MAI staff member) in 1913 during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Salado Caves, Punta Macao (Cabo Macao); El Salado; La Altagracia Province; Dominican Republic
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Hispaniola
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: 3/4154
Barcode: 034154.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, modeled, incised, punctate

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws602cde64d-ec96-4757-9f22-c27b91ee7c5d

Record ID: NMAI_36412