Bead/beads
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Daniel N. Kern (1849-1928, of Shimerville and Allentown, Pennsylvania); purchased by George Heye from Daniel Kern in 1915.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- probably AD 1550–1750
- Catalog Number
- 4/4440
- Barcode
- 044440.000
- Culture/People
- Non-Indian (archaeological); probably used by Native peoples of the Mid-Atlantic region
- Seller
- Daniel N. Kern (D. N. Kern), Non-Indian, 1849-1928
- Previous owner
- Daniel N. Kern (D. N. Kern), Non-Indian, 1849-1928
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Bead/beads
- Media/Materials
- Glass bead/beads
- Techniques
- Unmodified
- Place
- Lehigh County; Pennsylvania; USA
- See related items
- Non-Indian (archaeological)
- Mid-Atlantic (archaeological)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Record ID
- NMAI_47518
- Usage
- CC0
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