Bead (unfinished)

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Date created: 500 BC-AD 500

Culture/People: probably Saladoid (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Seller: Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (S. W. Howes), Non-Indian, 1883-1927
Collector: Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (S. W. Howes), Non-Indian, 1883-1927
Previous owner: Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (S. W. Howes), Non-Indian, 1883-1927

Collection History: Collected by Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (1883-1927, manager of Trant's estate on Montserrat), probably in the early 1900s; purchased by MAI from Seymour Howes in 1924.
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Place: Trant's Estate; Trant's; Saint Georges Parish; Montserrat
Archipelago: Lesser Antilles
Island Name: Montserrat
Island Grouping: Leeward Islands
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Saladoid (archaeological culture); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 12/7039
Barcode: 127039.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bead (unfinished)
Media/Materials: Quartz
Techniques: Ground, drilled
Dimensions: 4 x 2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c4eb1e71-41ae-4b1a-a26f-b969e53fc7c5

Record ID: NMAI_136610