Bead/beads

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Date created: AD 1200-1500

Culture/People: possibly Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition: Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition (1915)
Expedition leader: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected or excavated in 1915 by unnamed local residents; acquired from them during the Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition, led by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) and sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: El Lindero village site, Río Maya area; Maisí Municipality; Guantánamo Province; Cuba
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Cuba
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/1767
Barcode: 081767.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bead/beads
Media/Materials: Olivella shell/shells
Techniques: Ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws662f3a701-8833-4fb7-ab36-e6e7373aa0f8

Record ID: NMAI_88020