Vessel fragment/potsherd

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Date created: AD 600-1200

Culture/People: probably Elenan Ostionoid (Elenoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919

Collection History: Excavated by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, an MAI staff member) in late 1916 or early 1917 during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Place: Kitchen midden, Salt River; Saint Croix; US Virgin Islands
Archipelago: Lesser Antilles
Island Name: Saint Croix
Island Grouping: Virgin Islands
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 7/3370
Barcode: 073370.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/potsherd
Media/Materials: Pottery, paint
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted, negative-painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6885f3716-4458-42ce-96be-c85e491a9af6

Record ID: NMAI_79008