Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Pinkney Damon (1849-1925, of Auburn, Maine); purchased by MAI from William P. Damon in 1923.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic and Woodland Traditions
- Previous owner
- William Pinkney Damon (W. P. Damon), Non-Indian, 1849-1925
- Seller
- William Pinkney Damon (W. P. Damon), Non-Indian, 1849-1925
- Date created
- 2600 BC–AD 150 (Late Archaic to Middle Woodland period)
- Object Name
- Vessel
- Media/Materials
- Steatite/soapstone
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Containers and Vessels
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