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)
Seller: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Presenter/funding source: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928

Collection History: Surface collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) between 1918 and 1921; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1921 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place: Windsor Shades; New Kent County; Virginia; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/5741
Barcode: 105741.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/Potsherd
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6439ada2d-6f4e-4c53-9e64-126fb3ce449f

Record ID: NMAI_114297