Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno

Date created
AD 800-1500
Culture/People
probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector
Major Daniel Jean Tenaille (D. Tennaille), Non-Indian, 1880-1915
Previous owner
Major Daniel Jean Tenaille (D. Tennaille), Non-Indian, 1880-1915
Donor
Major Daniel Jean Tenaille (D. Tennaille), Non-Indian, 1880-1915
Collection History
Collected between 1912 and 1914 by Major Daniel Jean Tenaille (1880-1915), a French aristocrat who emigrated from Saskatchewan, Canada, to the Dominican Republic in 1912 and became interested in local archaeology through MAI staff member Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919); donated to MAI by Major Tenaille in 1914.
Contact Us
Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
Place
Salado Caves, Punta Macao (Cabo Macao); El Salado; La Altagracia Province; Dominican Republic
Archipelago
Greater Antilles
Island Name
Hispaniola
Geographical Areas
Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
See related items
Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
4/5927
Barcode
045927.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, appliquéd, modeled, incised
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65a7ba319-cbfc-4f16-bdbf-0c595d679375
Record ID
NMAI_49186