Bead/beads
date: label: Date created
content: 2000 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1923 from an unknown source using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Valley of Mexico; Mexico
label: Geographical Areas
content: Valley of Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (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: 12/3471
label: Barcode
content: 123471.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
label: Indigenous Term
content: chalchihuitl
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bead/beads
label: Media/Materials
content: Jadeite
label: Techniques
content: Ground, polished, drilled
label: Dimensions
content: 3 x 3 cm