Bead blank

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Date created: 50 BC-AD 1550

Culture/People: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed); including Archaic Age (Ortoiroid) Tradition and Dabajuroid (archaeological culture)
Previous owner: Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde (Rijks Ethnographic Museum)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde (Rijks Ethnographic Museum), Leiden, The Netherlands; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Rijksmuseum in 1926.
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Place: Santa Cruz; Aruba
Archipelago: Lesser Antilles
Island Name: Aruba
Island Grouping: Netherlands Antilles
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Multiple archaeological cultures; Materials: Prepared

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/1560
Barcode: 151560.000

Object Type: Materials: Prepared

Object Name: Bead blank
Media/Materials: Shell/shells
Techniques: Ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws614504768-6285-4107-8e8d-99c131212922

Record ID: NMAI_162742