Vessel fragment/potsherd

Date created
AD 1200-1500
Culture/People
probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition
Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition (1915)
Expedition leader
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Collector
(unknown first name) Martinez, Non-Indian
Collection History
Collected at an unknown date by "Martinez" (a farmer); acquired from him in 1915 during the Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition, led by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) and sponsored by George Heye.
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Place
West of Jauco; Village site, Mesa del Sordo; Jauco; Maisí Municipality; Guantánamo Province; Cuba
Archipelago
Greater Antilles
Island Name
Cuba
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
4/5712
Barcode
045712.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Vessel fragment/potsherd
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, modeled, incised, punctate
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62ab5fc11-4cd2-447a-951a-089a449fdc9d
Record ID
NMAI_49371