Culture/People:

possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Central California: Early Period, Middle Period, and Late Period  Search this

Previous owner:

Don Louis Antonio Arguello, Non-Indian, 1784-1830  Search this

Rita Arguello Barron (Mrs. George H. Barron), Non-Indian, ca. 1854-1922  Search this

Reverend Henry Clarkson Meredith (H. C. Meredith), Non-Indian, 1861-1908  Search this

Henry K. Deisher (H. K. Deisher), Non-Indian, 1867-1951  Search this

Seller:

Henry K. Deisher (H. K. Deisher), Non-Indian, 1867-1951  Search this

Object Name:

Spherical/ball-shaped object (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Ground

Object Type:

Unknown Function

Place:

Santa Clara; Santa Clara County; California; USA

Date created:

3000 BC–1850 (Middle Holocene to Post-contact period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Don Louis Antonio Arguello (1784-1830, governor of California in the 1820s); inherited by his granddaughter Rita Arguello Barron (ca. 1854-1922); purchased by Reverend Henry Clarkson Meredith (1861-1908, a collector and amateur archaeologist in the Stockton, California, area) from Rita Barron in 1903; purchased by Henry K. Deisher (1867-1951, the owner of a textile mill in Kutztown, Pennsylvania) from Reverend Meredith in 1903; purchased by George Heye from Henry Deisher in 1915.

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Catalog Number:

4/2679

Barcode:

042679.000

See related items:

Multiple archaeological cultures

Unknown Function

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d0f634ef-c246-4e55-ab5f-7ed12aa6c7f8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_45836