Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 200–1600 (Nehuange to Tairona period)
Culture/People
probably Tairona (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Possible collector
Ernest A. Olin (Ernest Amasa Olin), Non-Indian, 1865-1941
Previous owner
Ernest A. Olin (Ernest Amasa Olin), Non-Indian, 1865-1941
Donor
Elma Olin, Non-Indian, 1876-1960
Honoree
Minerva Olin Erdwurm (Minerva Olin Edwurm), Non-Indian, 1873-1958
Ernest A. Olin (Ernest Amasa Olin), Non-Indian, 1865-1941
Collection History
Collection history unknown; possibly collected by Ernest A. Olin (1865-1941, owner of a coffee company in Colombia); donated to MAI in 1958 by his sister Elma Olin (1876-1960) in his name and that of their sister Minerva Olin Erdwurm (1873-1958).
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Place
Magdalena Department; Colombia
See related items
Tairona (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
22/7117
Barcode
227117.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Ground, polished, drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f03681e5-72f2-47c1-95e7-41b492337c8b
Record ID
NMAI_242141