Culture/People:

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

Object Name:

Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Shell/shells, asphaltum/bitumen

Techniques:

Carved, drilled, incised

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Lost Hills; 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:

19/9479

Barcode:

199479.000

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/ws65aa79f70-255a-496a-8c04-c0396cee99dc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_213024