Bead/beads

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Date created: 4000 BC-AD 1500

Culture/People: probably Archaic Age (Ortoiroid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition: Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition (1919)
Excavator: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971; Nemesio Valdes, Non-Indian

Collection History: Excavated in 1919 by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) and local resident Nemesio Valdez during MAI's 1919 Cuba archaeological expedition.
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Place: Shell midden, Cabo de San Antonio (Cape San Antonio); Valle San Juan; Sandino Municipality; Pinar del Río Province; Cuba
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Cuba
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Archaic Age (Ortoiroid) (archaeological culture); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/2144
Barcode: 092144.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bead/beads
Media/Materials: Fish vertebra/vertebrae
Techniques: Drilled, grooved, ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws664d0b954-a228-42da-ba81-3a2c6183ce3d

Record ID: NMAI_99377