Ornament part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: probably 1820–1880
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Northern California (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: John J. Steffen (J.J. Steffen), Non-Indian, 1854-1914
label: Seller
content: John J. Steffen (J.J. Steffen), Non-Indian, 1854-1914
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John J. Steffen (1854-1914, a druggist in Douglas, Wyoming, who was part of an expedition to the Black Hills and Fort Laramie in the 1870s); purchased by George Heye from J.J. Steffen in 1907.
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place: label: Place
content: Northern California; California; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Northern California (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 1/3428
label: Barcode
content: 013428.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ornament part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Dentalium shell/shells, glass bead/beads, cordage, metal bead/beads
label: Techniques
content: Strung