Vessel fragment/Potsherd

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Date created: 1000 BC–AD 1600 (Early to Late Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Possible collector: Max Schrabisch, Non-Indian, 1869-1949
MAI agent: Frank D. Utley (F.D. Utley/Frank Dinsmore Utley), Non-Indian, 1874-1943

Collection History: Probably collected by Max Schrabisch (1869-1949, an amateur archaeologist who explored rockshelters in New Jersey and New York); probably acquired from Max Schrabisch in 1904 by Frank D. Utley (1874-1943, MAI staff member) during a collecting trip sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Pompton Plains Indian village site; Morris County, Passaic County; New Jersey; USA

See related items: Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 703
Barcode: 000703.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/Potsherd
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b36582e5-661d-44eb-b2a9-b88057f9e632

Record ID: NMAI_420