Vessel fragment/potsherd

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Date created: AD 600-800

Culture/People: probably Ostionan Ostionoid (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: Ostionan Ostionoid (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 3/6589
Barcode: 036589.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65eb3ac98-96cc-444c-a2bb-d583a853f858

Record ID: NMAI_39248