probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed) Search this
Collector:
William A. Gowrie, Jr. (William Arthur Gowrie), Non-Indian, b. 1863 Search this
Previous owner:
William A. Gowrie, Jr. (William Arthur Gowrie), Non-Indian, b. 1863 Search this
Donor:
William A. Gowrie, Jr. (William Arthur Gowrie), Non-Indian, b. 1863 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
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:
Collected by William A. Gowrie, Jr. (b. 1863, an American engineer working at the Cristóbal Colón sugar mill) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by William Gowrie through MAI staff member Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork in 1917.
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