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Introduction

This clay pot is incised with chevron patterns all around. In an Archaeological Report of Ontario (AARO), the pot is identified as funerary. The images of the pot have been removed because of its funerary associations. The pot is currently at the Royal Ontario Museum.

Traditional Knowledge Label

TK Culturally Sensitive

This material has cultural and/or historical sensitivities

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Royal Ontario Museum documentation.

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Materials

Clay

Motifs and Patterns

Incised on sides with nested chevron pattern all the way around. Castellation on rim.

Other Notes

ROM record: miniature pot

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 7 cm

Condition: Used. Marks on base from use over fire.

Provenance

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: NS3144

Collection at Current Location: Normal School Collection

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1912

Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Toronto Normal School Museum of Natural History and Fine Arts

Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1885

Previous Collectors: James Dwyer

Source for Provenance information

Royal Ontario Museum records

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 27011

How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, pot. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, NS3144.GRASAC item id 27011.

Record Creation Context

Record created during a GRASAC trip to Royal Ontario Museum December 15 to 19, 2008. Present in the archaeology lab: Lewis Debassige (LD), Heidi Bohaker (HB), Stacey Loyer (SL), Darlene Johnston (DJ) and April Hawkins (AH), Anne de Stecher.
The record was modified by Cara Krmpotich on January 30, 2024. Images were removed to respect Indigenous, GRASAC and ROM protocols to not share images of funerary items.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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