Bead/beads

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Date created: AD 200–1600 (Nehuange to Tairona period)

Culture/People: probably Tairona (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition sponsor: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum); Museum of the American Indian - Heye Foundation (MAI-HF), 1916-1989
Expedition leader: Gregory Mason, Non-Indian, 1889-1968

Collection History: Excavated or purchased from local residents in 1931 by journalist and anthropologist Gregory Mason (1889-1968) during fieldwork sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and MAI.
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Place: Indian Cemetery; Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino; Santa Marta Municipality; Magdalena Department; Colombia

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/1690
Barcode: 181690.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bead/beads
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Ground, drilled
Dimensions: 9 x 2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f97f0e33-d18e-4b85-a6e7-bc6ed41648fc

Record ID: NMAI_194358