Culture/People:

possibly Mogollon Tradition: Mimbres (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Possible collector:

Edwin Delos Osborn (E.D. Osborne), Non-Indian, 1859-1941  Search this

Previous owner:

Edwin Delos Osborn (E.D. Osborne), Non-Indian, 1859-1941  Search this

Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (J. Walter Fewkes), Non-Indian, 1850-1930  Search this

Seller:

Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (J. Walter Fewkes), Non-Indian, 1850-1930  Search this

Object Name:

Vessel fragment/Potsherd (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Coiled/hand built

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Mimbres Valley; Grant County, Luna County; New Mexico; USA

Date created:

AD 850–1300 (Mogollon Pueblo period)

Collection History:

Possibly collected or excavated by Edwin Delos Osborn (1859-1941, a Deming, New Mexico, rancher); purchased by Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850-1930, an anthropologist with the U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology) from Edwin Osborn in early 1915; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Fewkes in 1915.

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Catalog Number:

4/3544

Barcode:

043544.000

See related items:

Mogollon Tradition: Mimbres (archaeological culture)

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws614444bc7-2edc-4ce8-b278-4ffef76dc2ce

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_46961