Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 3000 BC–1850 (Middle Holocene to Post-contact period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Central California: Early Period, Middle Period, and Late Period
label: Previous owner
content: August F. Mayer, Non-Indian, ca. 1869-1952
label: Seller
content: August F. Mayer, Non-Indian, ca. 1869-1952
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of August F. Mayer (ca. 1869-1952, a farmer in Alpaugh, California); purchased by MAI from August Mayer in 1926.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Alpaugh; Tulare County; California; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 14/8175
label: Barcode
content: 148175.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled