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Culture/People
Non-Indian (archaeological); probably used by Iroquoian peoples
Collector
John Kennedy, Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Previous owner
John Kennedy, Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Seller
John Kennedy, Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Seller agent
Dr. Arthur C. Parker (Arthur Caswell Parker/Ga-wa-so-wa-neh), Seneca [Cattaraugus], 1881-1955
Object Name
Bead/beads (Image withheld)
Media/Materials
Glass bead/beads
Techniques
Unmodified
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Place
4 miles from Lake Erie; Cattaraugus Creek; Erie County, Chautauqua County; New York; USA
Date created
AD 1600–1680
Collection History
Collected or excavated by John Kennedy (Cattaraugus Seneca) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye in 1905 through anthropologist Dr. Arthur Caswell Parker (Ga-wa-so-wa-neh, Cattaraugus Seneca, 1881-1955).