George A. Dorsey, Non-Indian, 1868-1931 Search this
Previous owner:
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago Natural History Museum), 1893- Search this
Object Name:
Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Ground, drilled
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Isla de La Plata; Montecristi Canton; Manabí Province; Ecuador
Island Name:
Isla de La Plata
Collection History:
Excavated in 1892 by anthropologist George A. Dorsey (1868-1931, curator of Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History) during investigations in South America for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago World's Fair); transferred to the Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, Illinois) when it was founded in 1894; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Field Museum in 1918.
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