Worked shell (Image withheld, pending review)
name: label: Previous owner
content: Luis Geronimo Martinez (Louis G. Martinez/Luis H. Martinez), Non-Indian, b. 1888
label: Seller
content: Luis Geronimo Martinez (Louis G. Martinez/Luis H. Martinez), Non-Indian, b. 1888
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Luis Geronimo Martinez (b. 1888); purchased by George Heye/MAI from Luis Geronimo Martinez in 1916.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Eastern end of Lago de Valencia; Finca Las Matas, Lago de Valencia (Lake Valencia, Lake Tacarigua); Las Matas; Zamora Municipality; Aragua State, Central Region; Venezuela
setName: label: See related items
content: Materials: Waste
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 4/9172
label: Barcode
content: 049172.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Waste
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Worked shell (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Mother-of-pearl
label: Techniques
content: Drilled, ground