Bead/beads

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Date created: AD 800-1500

Culture/People: possibly Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Elena Howell Terry (Mrs. Wyllys Terry Jr.), Non-Indian, 1914-1998
Donor: Elena Howell Terry (Mrs. Wyllys Terry Jr.), Non-Indian, 1914-1998

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Elena Howell Terry (1914-1998), daughter of sugar magnate Thomas A. Howell, Sr. (1877-1930) and probably acquired during the Howell family's stay in the Dominican Republic in the late 1920s; donated to MAI by Mrs. Terry in 1939.
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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: 20/611
Barcode: 200611.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bead/beads
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked, drilled, cut, ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c48b2a7c-d300-4c51-9507-79c724a41552

Record ID: NMAI_213608