Bead/beads (Image withheld)
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- Date created
- probably 1620–1680
- Culture/People
- probably Cayuga (archaeological) (attributed)
- Possible owner
- William Clement Bryant (William C. Bryant), Non-Indian, 1830-1898
- Previous owner
- William Letchworth Bryant (William L. Bryant), Non-Indian, 1871-1947
- Seller
- William Letchworth Bryant (William L. Bryant), Non-Indian, 1871-1947
- Presenter/funding source
- Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Letchworth Bryant (1871-1947) and possibly that of his father, William Clement Bryant (1830-1898); purchased by MAI from William Letchworth Bryant in 1920 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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- Place
- Grave; Venice Township; Cayuga County; New York; USA
- See related items
- Cayuga (archaeological)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 10/3705
- Barcode
- 103705.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Bead/beads (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Shell/shells
- Techniques
- Carved, perforated
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_112099