Bead/beads
date: label: Date created
content: probably AD 1600–1725
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Cayuga (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Benjamin L. Watkins, Non-Indian, 1854-1934
label: Previous owner
content: Benjamin L. Watkins, Non-Indian, 1854-1934
label: Donor
content: Benjamin L. Watkins, Non-Indian, 1854-1934
label: Expedition
content: Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition (1919)
label: Expedition leader
content: Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
label: Expedition sponsor
content: Samuel Riker, Jr., Non-Indian, 1868-1936
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Benjamin L. Watkins (1854-1934, of Scipioville, New York) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Benjamin Watkins through Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) in 1919 during the Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition, led by Alanson Skinner and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee Samuel Riker, Jr. (1868-1936).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Scipioville; Cayuga County; New York; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Cayuga (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 9/4539
label: Barcode
content: 094539.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bead/beads
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled