Culture/People:

possibly Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Abraham Castellanos (Abraham Castellanos Coronado), Non-Indian, 1871-1918  Search this

Possible seller:

Abraham Castellanos (Abraham Castellanos Coronado), Non-Indian, 1871-1918  Search this

Object Name:

Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Ground, grooved, drilled

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Yucundaa (Pueblo Viejo); Nochixtlán District, Mixteca Region; Oaxaca State; Mexico

Date created:

AD 1000–1545 (Post-Classic period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Abraham Castellanos Coronado (1871-1918, a Mexican scholar and translator); purchased by MAI in 1916, probably from Abraham Castellanos.

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Catalog Number:

5/7082

Barcode:

057082.000

See related items:

Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c7a67439-7a09-43ed-80d0-5c53e6ddfc30

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_61674