Bead/beads

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Date created: AD 400-600 (Basketmaker II to Basketmaker III period)

Culture/People: probably Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Basketmaker Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Robert B. Stanton (Robert Brewster Stanton), Non-Indian, 1846-1922
Previous owner: Robert B. Stanton (Robert Brewster Stanton), Non-Indian, 1846-1922; Anne Maria Stanton Burchard (Mrs. Lewis Sayre Burchard), Non-Indian, 1883-1966
Donor: Anne Maria Stanton Burchard (Mrs. Lewis Sayre Burchard), Non-Indian, 1883-1966

Collection History: Collected in 1898 by Robert B. Stanton (1846-1922, a civil and mining engineer) during a survey of Glen Canyon that he led for the Denver, Colorado Canyon, and Pacific Railroad; inherited by his daughter, Anne Maria Stanton Burchard (Mrs. Lewis Sayre Burchard, 1883-1966); donated to MAI by Mrs. Burchard in 1924.
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Place: Glen Canyon, Colorado River; Kane County, Garfield County, San Juan County; Utah; USA

See related items: Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Basketmaker Tradition (archaeological culture); Adornment/Jewelry
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Southwest

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 12/9414
Barcode: 129414.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bead/beads
Media/Materials: Stone, shell/shells, cotton cord/cordage
Techniques: Ground, perforated, drilled, strung
Dimensions: 22 x 17 x 3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61445fe1e-448d-457f-b233-537e1dca6ed5

Record ID: NMAI_139164