Culture/People:

possibly Iroquoian (archaeological) (attributed)  Search this

Excavator:

John Kennedy, Seneca [Cattaraugus]  Search this

Previous seller:

John Kennedy, Seneca [Cattaraugus]  Search this

Museum agent:

Dr. Arthur C. Parker (Arthur Caswell Parker/Ga-wa-so-wa-neh), Seneca [Cattaraugus], 1881-1955  Search this

Previous owner:

New York State Museum  Search this

Object Name:

Vessel fragment/Potsherd (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Coiled/hand built

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Burial; Silverheels site, Cattaraugus Creek; Cattaraugus Reservation; Erie County; New York; USA (inferred)

Date created:

AD 1250–1650 (Late Woodland period)

Collection History:

Collected or excavated by John Kennedy (Cattaraugus Seneca) at an unknown date; purchased from John Kennedy by anthropologist Dr. Arthur Caswell Parker (Ga-wa-so-wa-neh, Cattaraugus Seneca, 1881-1955) for the New York State Museum (Albany, New York); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the New York State Museum in 1916.

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Catalog Number:

5/1567

Barcode:

051567.000

See related items:

Iroquoian (archaeological)

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65f566a9a-f0a8-46d4-9db8-fc029f800292

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_55622