Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno

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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: El Seíbo 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: 5/9277
Barcode: 059277.001

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/ws668f0e41c-89e7-4494-a534-af7aaf22726c

Record ID: NMAI_63926