Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2000–800 BC (Middle to Late Holocene period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Southern California: Early Period (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Possible collector
content: Orville T. Littleton (O.T. Littleton/Orville Thomas Littleton), Non-Indian, 1885-1967
label: Previous owner
content: Orville T. Littleton (O.T. Littleton/Orville Thomas Littleton), Non-Indian, 1885-1967
label: Seller
content: Orville T. Littleton (O.T. Littleton/Orville Thomas Littleton), Non-Indian, 1885-1967
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of amateur archaeologist Orville T. Littleton (1885-1967) and possibly collected by him; purchased by MAI from Orville Littleton in 1939.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Point Dume; Los Angeles County; California; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Southern California: Early Period (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/1011
label: Barcode
content: 201011.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled