Culture/People:

possibly Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Expedition:

Isla del Morro-Colombia Expedition (1914)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

Marie A. Heye (Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye), Non-Indian, 1845-1915  Search this

Object Name:

Vessel fragment/Potsherd (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Modeled

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Mound 2; Isla del Morro; Tumaco Municipality; Nariño Department; Colombia

Island Name:

Isla del Morro

Date created:

600–350 BC (Inguapí I phase)

Collection History:

Collected or excavated in 1914 during the Isla del Morro-Colombia Expedition, led by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) and funded by George Gustav Heye and his mother, Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye (1845-1915).

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Catalog Number:

3/8703

Barcode:

038703.000

See related items:

Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture)

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d1a21b60-31d9-4c22-bdec-43a6ec7b137c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_41435