Bead/beads
date: label: Date created
content: 1630-1639
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Massachusett (attributed)
label: Possible owner
content: Chief Masconomet (Masconoma), Massachusett, ca. 1605-1658
label: Previous owner
content: Ethel Parton, Non-Indian, 1862-1944
label: Previous owner
content: James Parton, Non-Indian, 1912-2001
label: Donor
content: James Parton, Non-Indian, 1912-2001
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have been part of a necklace owned by Chief Masconomet (Masconoma, Massachusett, ca. 1605-1658) in 1639; formerly in the collection of Newburyport, Massachusetts, author and historian Ethel Parton (1862-1944); inherited by her nephew James Parton (1912-2001, a magazine publisher); donated to MAI by James Parton in 1979.
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place: label: Place
content: Massachusetts; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Massachusett
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 25/661
label: Barcode
content: 250661.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bead/beads
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells, paper
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled
label: Dimensions
content: 7.1 x 5.5 cm