Bead/beads
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Gardner Mason Sherman (ca. 1850-1906, a well-known collector in South Hadley, Massachusetts); acquired by George Heye from an unknown source in 1905.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- probably 1625–1750
- Catalog Number
- 5514
- Barcode
- 005514.000
- Culture/People
- Non-Indian (archaeological); probably used by the Cayuga
- Previous owner
- Gardner Mason Sherman (Gardner M. Sherman), Non-Indian, ca. 1850-1906
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Bead/beads
- Media/Materials
- Glass bead/beads
- Techniques
- Unmodified
- Place
- Union Springs; Cayuga County; New York; USA
- See related items
- Non-Indian (archaeological)
- Cayuga (archaeological)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Record ID
- NMAI_5893
- Usage
- CC0
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