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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
probably Saladoid (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Seller:
Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (S. W. Howes), Non-Indian, 1883-1927  Search this
Collector:
Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (S. W. Howes), Non-Indian, 1883-1927  Search this
Previous owner:
Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (S. W. Howes), Non-Indian, 1883-1927  Search this
Object Name:
Bead/beads
Media/Materials:
Amethyst
Techniques:
Ground, drilled
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Trant's Estate; Trant's; Saint Georges Parish; Montserrat
Archipelago:
Lesser Antilles
Island Name:
Montserrat
Island Grouping:
Leeward Islands
Geographical Areas:
Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
Date created:
500 BC-AD 500
Collection History:
Collected by Seymour Wylde Wilkin Howes (1883-1927, manager of Trant's estate on Montserrat), probably in the early 1900s; purchased by MAI from Seymour Howes in 1924.
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Catalog Number:
12/7016
Barcode:
127016.001
See related items:
Saladoid (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6831af37a-e94c-4f2a-9551-e4a037ee74f0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_136586