Culture/People:

probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Excavator:

Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919  Search this

MAI agent:

Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919  Search this

Object Name:

Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Coiled/hand built, modeled, incised, punctate, appliquéd

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Ingenio Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus sugar mill); San Pedro de Macorís; San Pedro de Macorís Province; Dominican Republic

Archipelago:

Greater Antilles

Island Name:

Hispaniola

Geographical Areas:

Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

Date created:

AD 800-1500

Collection History:

Excavated or purchased from local residents in 1916 by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, an MAI staff member) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.

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Catalog Number:

5/7714

Barcode:

057714.000

See related items:

Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture)

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69e2e7101-af9a-4e15-b146-2c6e2d79f7f5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_62332