Bead/beads (Image withheld)
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- Date created
- AD 1580–1650
- Culture/People
- probably Cayuga (archaeological) (attributed)
- Excavator
- David Sands Titus, III (D. S. Titus), Non-Indian, 1881-1949
- Previous owner
- David Sands Titus, III (D. S. Titus), Non-Indian, 1881-1949
- Lillian Titus Allen (Lillian Olds Titus/Mrs. F. G. Allen), Non-Indian, 1884-1986
- Seller
- Lillian Titus Allen (Lillian Olds Titus/Mrs. F. G. Allen), Non-Indian, 1884-1986
- Collection History
- Excavated by David Sands Titus III (1881-1949, an amateur archaeologist and artifact collector) in 1936; inherited by his sister Lillian Titus Allen (1884-1986); purchased by MAI from Lillian Titus Allen in 1949.
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- Place
- Burial 1; Sterner site (Genoa Fort site), Salmon Creek; Genoa; Cayuga County; New York; USA
- See related items
- Cayuga (archaeological)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 21/4318
- Barcode
- 214318.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Bead/beads (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Whelk shell/shells
- Techniques
- Carved, drilled
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_228787