Bead/beads (Image withheld)
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
- Date created
- AD 1600–1680
- 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
- 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).
- Contact Us
- Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
- Place
- 4 miles from Lake Erie; Cattaraugus Creek; Erie County, Chautauqua County; New York; USA
- See related items
- Non-Indian (archaeological)
- Iroquoian (archaeological)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 9/2181
- Barcode
- 092181.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Bead/beads (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Glass bead/beads
- Techniques
- Unmodified
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_99421