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Date created
AD 800-1500
Culture/People
probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent
Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919
Collection History
Collected or purchased from local residents in 1916 by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, an MAI staff member) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Place
Small cave; Andrés; National District; Dominican Republic
Archipelago
Greater Antilles
Island Name
Hispaniola
Geographical Areas
Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
See related items
Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
5/3753
Barcode
053753.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Native Term
zemi
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, modeled, incised, punctate
Dimensions
41 x 21 x 19 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63153f497-cc33-4176-8b21-8a5c4715d271
Record ID
NMAI_58053