probably Suazan Troumassoid (archaeological culture) (attributed) Search this
Expedition sponsor:
Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE), 1879-1965 Search this
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957 Search this
Excavator:
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (J. Walter Fewkes), Non-Indian, 1850-1930 Search this
Object Name:
Vessel fragment/Potsherd
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Marl Hill, Northeast bay; Saint Lucy Parish; Barbados
Archipelago:
Lesser Antilles
Island Name:
Barbados
Island Grouping:
Netherlands Antilles
Geographical Areas:
Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
Date created:
AD 100-1450
Collection History:
Excavated by anthropologist Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850-1930, director of the Smithsonian's Bureau of American Ethnology) in 1912 or 1913, during a Caribbean expedition jointly supported by the Bureau of American Ethnology and George Heye.
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