Bead/beads

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Culture/People: Non-Indian; probably used by the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Previous owner: William C. Orchard, Non-Indian, 1860-1948
Donor: William C. Orchard, Non-Indian, 1860-1948

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William C. Orchard (1860-1948, an employee of the University Museum at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and later at MAI); donated to MAI by William C. Orchard in 1916.
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Place: Rupert Inlet (Rupert's Bay); Mount Waddington Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Non-Indian; Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/908
Barcode: 050908.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bead/beads
Media/Materials: Glass bead/beads
Techniques: Unmodified

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws630427db4-846b-49a0-89de-9e6dbf934f58

Record ID: NMAI_54695