Bead/beads

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Date created: AD 500-1000

Culture/People: possibly West Mexican Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator: Zelia Nuttall (Zelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall), Non-Indian, 1857-1933
Previous owner: Zelia Nuttall (Zelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall), Non-Indian, 1857-1933
Seller: Zelia Nuttall (Zelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall), Non-Indian, 1857-1933
MAI agent: George Hubbard Pepper (GHP), Non-Indian, 1873-1924

Collection History: Collected or excavated at an unknown date by anthropologist and archaeologist Zelia Nuttall (1857-1933); purchased by George Hubbard Pepper (1873-1924, MAI staff member) from Zelia Nuttall in 1906 during a collecting trip sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Guerrero State; Mexico

See related items: West Mexican Tradition (archaeological culture); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/1202
Barcode: 011202.002

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bead/beads
Media/Materials: Stone, jadeite
Techniques: Carved, drilled, polished

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66196a767-6ab0-4230-a6f6-2994c37b6c3d

Record ID: NMAI_12041