Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno

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Date created: AD 700-1500

Culture/People: probably Ostionoid Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Reverend Thomas Huckerby, Non-Indian, 1869-1927
MAI agent: Reverend Thomas Huckerby, Non-Indian, 1869-1927

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents in 1916 by Reverend Thomas Huckerby (1869-1927, a Wesleyan minister and amateur archaeologist working in the Caribbean) during a collecting trip sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Sandy Cay (Sandy Island); Bahamas
Archipelago: Bahama Islands
Island Name: Sandy Cay (Sandy Island)
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/3462
Barcode: 053462.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Modeled, incised, punctate

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws637731cd0-8873-4eab-9dff-ce7b865653b9

Record ID: NMAI_57569