Vessel fragment/potsherd

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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: Collected or excavated in 1914 by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, an MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Cueva de los Negros, El Peñón de la Vieja Rufina, Cabo Engaño; 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: 3/6584
Barcode: 036584.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f77a0809-f9ac-43c2-8428-e7b13af480e7

Record ID: NMAI_39243