Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 200–1600 (Nehuange to Tairona period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Tairona (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Edward C. Benfield, Non-Indian, 1916-2000
label: Donor
content: Edward C. Benfield, Non-Indian, 1916-2000
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Edward C. Benfield (1916-2000, of Rockville Center, New York) between about 1935 and 1938 when he worked for the United Fruit Company in Colombia; donated to MAI by Edward C. Benfield in 1947.
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place: label: Place
content: Santa Marta; Santa Marta Municipality; Magdalena Department; Colombia
setName: label: See related items
content: Tairona (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: 20/9736
label: Barcode
content: 209736.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled