Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
2000–800 BC (Middle to Late Holocene period)
Culture/People
possibly Southern California: Early Period (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Possible collector
Orville T. Littleton (O.T. Littleton/Orville Thomas Littleton), Non-Indian, 1885-1967
Previous owner
Orville T. Littleton (O.T. Littleton/Orville Thomas Littleton), Non-Indian, 1885-1967
Seller
Orville T. Littleton (O.T. Littleton/Orville Thomas Littleton), Non-Indian, 1885-1967
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of amateur archaeologist Orville T. Littleton (1885-1967) and possibly collected by him; purchased by MAI from Orville Littleton in 1939.
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Place
Point Dume; Los Angeles County; California; USA
See related items
Southern California: Early Period (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
20/1011
Barcode
201011.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques
Ground, drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61890374f-74f6-4ddc-8281-a1652eba9099
Record ID
NMAI_214797