Vessel fragment/potsherd

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Date created: AD 600-1200

Culture/People: probably Ostionan Ostionoid (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: Middens, Cabo Engaño; La Altagracia 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: 3/4253
Barcode: 034253.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/potsherd
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, slab built

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cffe1c90-6945-470d-85ad-e2d22f3e0401

Record ID: NMAI_36540