possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Mogollon and Mogollon: Mimbres Traditions Search this
Possible collector:
Edwin Delos Osborn (E.D. Osborne), Non-Indian, 1859-1941 Search this
Previous owner:
Edwin Delos Osborn (E.D. Osborne), Non-Indian, 1859-1941 Search this
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (J. Walter Fewkes), Non-Indian, 1850-1930 Search this
Seller:
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (J. Walter Fewkes), Non-Indian, 1850-1930 Search this
Object Name:
Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Animal Bone
Techniques:
Carved, perforated
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Mimbres Valley; Grant County, Luna County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
AD 200–1450 (Pithouse to Mogollon Pueblo period)
Collection History:
Possibly collected or excavated by Edwin Delos Osborn (1859-1941, a Deming, New Mexico, rancher); purchased by Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850-1930, an anthropologist with the U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology) from Edwin Osborn in early 1915; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Fewkes in 1915.
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