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Vessel fragment/Potsherd (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

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:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
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, painted, incised
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Río Caunapí; Tumaco Municipality; Nariño Department; Colombia
Date created:
350 BC–AD 500 (Inguapí II to El Morro phase)
Collection History:
Collected or purchased from local residents 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:
3/9077
Barcode:
039077.000
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/ws6950dda96-e745-4ecb-8d99-03340c37c540
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_42001