Culture/People:

possibly Central California: Late Period (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Object Name:

Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Steatite/soapstone

Techniques:

Ground, drilled, inlaid

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Near Taft; Buena Vista Lake; Taft; Kern County; California; USA

Date created:

AD 1000–1850 (Late Holocene to Post-contact period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1938.

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Catalog Number:

19/9453

Barcode:

199453.000

See related items:

Central California: Late Period (archaeological culture)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ad6e178d-65e8-4e5b-a722-07786a69e25c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_212992