Vessel fragment/Potsherd

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Date created: 200 BC–AD 1600 (Middle to Late Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition: Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition (1919)
Expedition leader: Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
Expedition sponsor: Samuel Riker, Jr., Non-Indian, 1868-1936

Collection History: Excavated in 1919 during the Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition, led by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee Samuel Riker, Jr. (1868-1936).
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Place: Isham Street and Broadway; New York City, Manhattan, Inwood; New York County; New York; USA
Island Name: Manhattan Island

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/1171
Barcode: 091171.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/Potsherd
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws693de5bf1-4e66-46eb-8e2c-80deec80f40b

Record ID: NMAI_98207