Bead/beads

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Date created: AD 800-1500

Culture/People: probably Meillacan Ostionoid (Meillacoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired from an unknown source in 1913 by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Browns Town (Brownstown); Saint Ann Parish; Middlesex County; Jamaica
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Jamaica
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Meillacan Ostionoid (Meillacoid) (archaeological culture); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 3/3272
Barcode: 033272.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bead/beads
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Ground, drilled, incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69e674722-904a-4c94-bf23-8f07d4c54581

Record ID: NMAI_35418