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
Previous owner: Robert Cyril MacCormack (R. C. MacCormack), Non-Indian, 1873-1951

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Robert Cyril MacCormack (1873-1951); acquired by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, MAI staff member) from Robert MacCormack in 1913 during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Bratt's Hill District; Clarendon 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: 3/3293
Barcode: 033293.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bead/beads
Media/Materials: Shell/shells
Techniques: Drilled, ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62b24c9f0-39e8-49c9-bb71-d0b352ea6d22

Record ID: NMAI_35440