Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 4000 BC–1850 (Middle Holocene to Post-contact period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Southern California: Early Period, Middle Period and Chumash (archaeological)
label: Previous owner
content: Joseph E. Mattern (J. E. Mattern), Non-Indian, 1868-1947
label: Seller
content: Joseph E. Mattern (J. E. Mattern), Non-Indian, 1868-1947
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Joseph E. Mattern (1868-1947), an amateur archaeologist in Monroe County, New York; purchased by George Heye from Joseph Mattern in 1905.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara County; California; USA
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: 6935
label: Barcode
content: 006935.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled