Bowl/Dish with human head handle

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Date created: probably AD 1412-1447 (radiocarbon dated)

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Cecilio Mosquera, Non-Indian
Expedition: Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition (1915)
Expedition leader: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected by local resident Cecilio Mosquera in 1915 during the Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition, led by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) and sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Cave near La Patana "where carved platter was found"; Patana; Maisí Municipality; Guantánamo Province; Cuba
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Cuba
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/2409
Barcode: 042409.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Bowl/Dish with human head handle
Media/Materials: Guaiacum wood
Techniques: Carved, incised
Dimensions: 38 x 18 x 4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68501c832-24bb-49c8-8f52-f9ad27e9a600

Record ID: NMAI_45562