Bead/beads

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Date created: 1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)

Culture/People: possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Benjamin T. Gilbert (Benjamin Thorne Gilbert/B. T. Gilbert), Non-Indian, 1872-1961
Previous owner: Benjamin T. Gilbert (Benjamin Thorne Gilbert/B. T. Gilbert), Non-Indian, 1872-1961
Seller: Benjamin T. Gilbert (Benjamin Thorne Gilbert/B. T. Gilbert), Non-Indian, 1872-1961

Collection History: Collected or excavated by Benjamin Thorne Gilbert (1872-1961, a Utica, New York, investment banker and sculptor with interests in archaeology) while travelling in Mexico in 1905; purchased by George Heye from Benjamin Gilbert in 1907.
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Place: Oaxaca State; Mexico

See related items: Zapotec (archaeological culture); Adornment/Jewelry
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/2576
Barcode: 012576.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bead/beads
Media/Materials: Jade
Techniques: Cut, ground, drilled, polished
Dimensions: 3 x 1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64d619821-254f-4d21-bd0e-4908361063c4

Record ID: NMAI_13101