Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno

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Date created: AD 600-1200

Culture/People: probably Ostionan Ostionoid (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: 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: Hacienda Belvedere; Cabo Rojo Municipality; Puerto Rico
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Puerto Rico
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/1237
Barcode: 091237.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6998a35cc-aeb1-4087-bd42-b0264c1efa1b

Record ID: NMAI_98278