Bead/beads

Date created
AD 600-1500
Culture/People
probably Ostionoid Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Possible collector
Lady Edith Blake (Edith Bernal-Osborne Blake), Non-Indian, 1845-1926
Sir Henry A. Blake, Non-Indian, 1840-1918
Previous owner
Lady Edith Blake (Edith Bernal-Osborne Blake), Non-Indian, 1845-1926
Sir Henry A. Blake, Non-Indian, 1840-1918
Seller
Lady Edith Blake (Edith Bernal-Osborne Blake), Non-Indian, 1845-1926
Sir Henry A. Blake, Non-Indian, 1840-1918
Collection History
Collection history unknown, but possibly collected between 1889 and 1898 by Lady Edith Blake (1845-1926, amateur ethnologist, archaeologist, and artist) and her husband Sir Henry Arthur Blake (1840-1918, governor of the Bahamas from 1884 to 1887 and governor of Jamaica from 1889 to 1898); purchased from the Blakes by MAI in 1916 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place
Clarendon Parish; Middlesex County; Jamaica
Archipelago
Greater Antilles
Island Name
Jamaica
Geographical Areas
Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
See related items
Ostionoid Tradition (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
5/9149
Barcode
059149.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Bead/beads
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Carved, drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e997386a-4974-49ca-a568-d28e36d16ffb
Record ID
NMAI_63524