Bead/beads

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
20/614
Barcode
200614.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Bead/beads
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Ground, pecked, drilled, grooved, cut
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws619066bef-734f-41d5-bc9a-e875c765a4b9
Record ID
NMAI_213612