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Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
Date created
1000 BC–AD 1550 (Middle Formative to Post-Classic period)
Culture/People
possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Carlebach Gallery
Seller
Carlebach Gallery
Seller agent
Julius Carlebach (Julius Hirsch Carlebach), Non-Indian, 1909-1964
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1954 from the Julius Carlebach Gallery (New York), operated by Julius Carlebach (1909-1964).
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Place
Yucatán State; Mexico
See related items
Maya (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
22/3916
Barcode
223916.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Shell/shells
Techniques
Drilled
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62d38f7c2-b9ce-473d-91e1-5af97029ee9d
Record ID
NMAI_238833