Vessel fragment/potsherd

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Date created: AD 600-1200

Culture/People: probably Ostionan Ostionoid (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent: Frank D. Utley (F.D. Utley/Frank Dinsmore Utley), Non-Indian, 1874-1943

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired from an unknown source in Puerto Rico in 1905 by Frank D. Utley (1874-1943, MAI staff member) during a collecting trip sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Santa Isabel de Coamo; Santa Isabel Municipality; Puerto Rico
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Puerto Rico
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: 3837
Barcode: 003837.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws675890875-cc72-4f3b-a123-3cea9b098a12

Record ID: NMAI_4076