Bead/beads

Date created
AD 800-1500
Culture/People
probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Thomas A. Howell, Sr., Non-Indian, 1877-1930
Donor
Thomas A. Howell, Jr., Non-Indian, 1902-1985
W. Huntting Howell (William Huntting Howell), Non-Indian, 1904-1982
John Akin Howell, Non-Indian, 1908-1991
Elena Howell Terry (Mrs. Wyllys Terry Jr.), Non-Indian, 1914-1998
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Thomas A. Howell, Sr. (1877-1930, owner of the West Indies Sugar Company and Corporación Azucarera Boca Chica and a frequent traveler to the Caribbean); donated to MAI in 1938 by his children Thomas A. Howell, Jr. (1902-1985), William Huntting Howell (1904-1982), John Akin Howell (1908-1991), and Elena Howell Terry (1914-1998).
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Place
Boca Chica Archaeological District; Andrés; National District; Dominican Republic
Archipelago
Greater Antilles
Island Name
Hispaniola
Geographical Areas
Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
See related items
Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
19/7726
Barcode
197726.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Bead/beads
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Pecked, cut, drilled, ground
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws629fa34bd-b134-4085-b62f-2c0227a35151
Record ID
NMAI_210974