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Vessel fragment/Potsherd

Object Details

Collection History
Collected or excavated in 1926 by Arthur Woodward (1898-1986, MAI staff member) and Frederick Preston Orchard (1891-1977, son of MAI staff member William C. Orchard) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector
Frederick Preston Orchard (F. P. Orchard), Non-Indian, 1891-1977
Arthur Woodward (Albert Arthur Woodward), Non-Indian, 1898-1986
Date created
200 BC–AD 1600 (Middle to Late Woodland period)
Object Name
Vessel fragment/Potsherd
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Impressed
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
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