Bead/beads
date: label: Date created
content: 2500 BC-AD 1500
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic Age (Ortoiroid) and Ostionoid Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: Harry E. Hurst (Henry E. Hurst), Non-Indian, 1889-1979
label: Seller
content: Harry E. Hurst (Henry E. Hurst), Non-Indian, 1889-1979
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or acquired from local residents between 1916 and 1924 by Harry E. (Henry) Hurst (1889-1979) while he was stationed in the Dominican Republic with the U.S. Marine Corps; purchased by MAI from Harry Hurst in 1924.
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place: label: Place
content: Santiago de los Caballeros; Santiago Province; Dominican Republic
label: Archipelago
content: Greater Antilles
label: Island Name
content: Hispaniola
label: Geographical Areas
content: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 12/6649
label: Barcode
content: 126649.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bead/beads
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Pecked, ground, drilled