Shell
date: label: Date created
content: probably AD 700-1450
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Casas Grandes Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Possible collector
content: Andrew H. Blackiston (A.H. Blackiston/Andrew Hooton Blackiston), Non-Indian, 1877-1953
label: Previous owner
content: Andrew H. Blackiston (A.H. Blackiston/Andrew Hooton Blackiston), Non-Indian, 1877-1953
label: Seller
content: Andrew H. Blackiston (A.H. Blackiston/Andrew Hooton Blackiston), Non-Indian, 1877-1953
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of and possibly collected by Andrew H. Blackiston (1877-1953, a businessman and amateur archaeologist with interests in Latin America); purchased by George Heye from Andrew Blackiston in 1914.
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: Río Casas Grandes valley and Cave Valley, Río de Piedras Verdes; Casas Grandes Municipality; Chihuahua State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Casas Grandes Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Materials: Waste
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 3/9606
label: Barcode
content: 039606.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Waste
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shell
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Unmodified