Pot

Pot

Pot

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Introduction

An Onkwehonwe fired clay pot with two human figures modeled on the rim, dated to 1550-1650, from Madison County, N.Y.; exchanged with Colgate University

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Date Made or Date Range: 1550-1650
Materials

clay

Techniques or Format

coiled and fired

Motifs and Patterns

Two standing figures on the rim, there may have been a third on the section now broken away. incised parallel lines used to decorate the rim are marked on the bodies as well

Condition: broken and repaired, one section missing
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Dated by Colgate university (archaeologists?)

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1963.72A
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1963
Collection Narratives and Histories

Exchange with Colgate Univeristy, part of a collection of archaeological items excavated in Madison County, N.Y.

GKS Reference Number: 25313
Record Creation Context

GRASAC site visit to Cambridge University Museum of ARchaeology and Anthropology. Participants on Friday, May 8, 2009: Trudy Nicks, Stacey Loyer, Ruth Phillips, Rachel Hand.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.3, -78.1