Jar (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 800-1500
Culture/People
probably Central Caribbean/Costa Rican Atlantic Watershed (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Possible collector
Cecil F. Underwood (C. F. Underwood), Non-Indian, 1867-1943
Possible owner
Charles Underwood, Non-Indian
MAI agent
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Collection History
Collection history unknown; said to have been collected by "Charles Underwood" but this may be ornithologist Cecil F. Underwood (1867-1943), who collected natural history specimens and archaeological material in Costa Rica; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in London, England, in 1913.
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Place
Atlantic side of Costa Rica, 20 miles east of San José; San Isidro; El Guarco Cantón; Cartago Province; Costa Rica
See related items
Central Caribbean/Costa Rican Atlantic Watershed (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
3/4574
Barcode
034574.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Jar (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Modeled, punctate, painted
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6276729f9-f7b2-402f-a74d-5640fb1071d9
Record ID
NMAI_37034