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Culture/People:
possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Collector:
Benjamin T. Gilbert (Benjamin Thorne Gilbert/B. T. Gilbert), Non-Indian, 1872-1961  Search this
Previous owner:
Benjamin T. Gilbert (Benjamin Thorne Gilbert/B. T. Gilbert), Non-Indian, 1872-1961  Search this
Seller:
Benjamin T. Gilbert (Benjamin Thorne Gilbert/B. T. Gilbert), Non-Indian, 1872-1961  Search this
Object Name:
Bead/beads
Media/Materials:
Jade
Techniques:
Cut, ground, drilled, polished
Dimensions:
3 x 1 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Oaxaca State; Mexico
Date created:
1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
Collection History:
Collected or excavated by Benjamin Thorne Gilbert (1872-1961, a Utica, New York, investment banker and sculptor with interests in archaeology) while travelling in Mexico in 1905; purchased by George Heye from Benjamin Gilbert in 1907.
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Catalog Number:
1/2576
Barcode:
012576.000
See related items:
Zapotec (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64d619821-254f-4d21-bd0e-4908361063c4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_13101