Vessel fragment/potsherd

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Date created: AD 800-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Major Daniel Jean Tenaille (D. Tennaille), Non-Indian, 1880-1915
Previous owner: Major Daniel Jean Tenaille (D. Tennaille), Non-Indian, 1880-1915
Donor: Major Daniel Jean Tenaille (D. Tennaille), Non-Indian, 1880-1915

Collection History: Collected between 1912 and 1914 by Major Daniel Jean Tenaille (1880-1915), a French aristocrat who emigrated from Saskatchewan, Canada, to the Dominican Republic in 1912 and became interested in local archaeology through MAI staff member Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919); donated to MAI by Major Tenaille in 1914.
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Place: Salado Caves, Punta Macao (Cabo Macao); El Salado; 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: 4/5919
Barcode: 045919.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws672b33e5a-7e96-4fed-a30c-4ca2f5fa0ab0

Record ID: NMAI_49602