Vessel fragment/potsherd

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Date created: AD 600-1200

Culture/People: probably Ostionan Ostionoid (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 middens; Punta Ostiones; 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: 7/2040
Barcode: 072040.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/potsherd
Media/Materials: Pottery, clay slip
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, slipped, modeled, incised, appliquéd, perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b58bfd7d-adc7-4583-9cd8-26b1b6cec9a4

Record ID: NMAI_77692