Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
4450 BC–AD 1450 (Late Preceramic to Late Horizon period)
Culture/People
possibly Central Andes (archaeological) (attributed)
Previous owner
Louis G. Huntley (Louis Grow Huntley), Non-Indian, 1885-1970
Donor
Louis G. Huntley (Louis Grow Huntley), Non-Indian, 1885-1970
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Louis G. Huntley (1885-1970, a mining engineer who often worked in Latin America); donated to MAI by Louis G. Huntley in 1938.
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Place
Lambayeque Region; Peru
See related items
Central Andes (archaeological)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
19/9577
Barcode
199577.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Shell/shells
Techniques
Ground, drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6aeb7bf21-9358-4d98-86fa-3d753487c286
Record ID
NMAI_213118