Context (Field collection)
This collection was described by John M. Longyear III, Colgate University in 1962-1963 as ‘a quite complete archaeological assemblage for late prehistoric and early historic Iroquois of the Oneida-Onondaga variety. Almost all of the specimens were excavated from sites in Madison County in New York State, and range in date from about A.D. 1550 to 1650,’ further noting that most of the objects were ‘from graves and the rest from refuse deposits’ (see Doc.577).
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Acquisition Details)
Acquired in 1963 as part of an exchange with Colgate University (now the Longyear Museum of Anthropology); MAA sent material from Papua New Guinea (Longyear Museum nos. OC1962.01.MAE - OC1962.27.MAE). See archive (Doc.577) for details.
Event Date 1963
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Globular, buff ware pot, with collar (much restored) bearing vertical incised lines at top and three horizontal incised lines below, below which is the usual projecting edge which is transversely notched. Top level, except where restored, where it rises to a hump, for which there seems little evidence.'
Event Date 1963
Author: maa

Context (Analysis)
In June 2018 Dr Christy DeLair, Associate Curator at the Longyear Museum of Anthropology, visited the collection and identified it as ‘mainly archaeological material relating to the Haudenosaunee (likely Oneida)’.
Event Date 6/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Pot or vessel with decorated collar. Upright rim, collar bordered by a raised cordon and globular body with round base; rim decorated with vertical incisions and parallel lines; cordon decorated with vertical incisions; buff fabric. Reconstructed from sherds with infill.
Event Date 14/4/2025
Author: Katrina Dring