Jar in the form of a woman or the Taíno Earth Mother Cahubaba
date: label: Date created
content: AD 800-1500
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Possible collector
content: Harry E. Hurst (Henry E. Hurst), Non-Indian, 1889-1979
label: Previous owner
content: Harry E. Hurst (Henry E. Hurst), Non-Indian, 1889-1979
label: Seller
content: Harry E. Hurst (Henry E. Hurst), Non-Indian, 1889-1979
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or acquired from local residents between 1916 and 1924 by Harry E. (Henry) Hurst (1889-1979) while he was stationed in the Dominican Republic with the U.S. Marine Corps; purchased by MAI from Harry Hurst in 1924.
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place: label: Place
content: Santiago de los Caballeros; Santiago Province; Dominican Republic
label: Archipelago
content: Greater Antilles
label: Island Name
content: Hispaniola
label: Geographical Areas
content: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
setName: label: See related items
content: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Containers and Vessels
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 12/7442
label: Barcode
content: 127442.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Jar in the form of a woman or the Taíno Earth Mother Cahubaba
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Coiled/hand built, modeled, incised, perforated
label: Dimensions
content: 15 x 9 x 18 cm