Object Details
Culture/People
possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Charles P. MacKie (C.P. MacKie), Non-Indian
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Charles P. MacKie (who may have been associated with construction of railroads in Mexico); acquired by George Heye from an unknown source in 1906.
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Date created
1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
Catalog Number
8487
Barcode
008487.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Ground, drilled, polished
Place
Oaxaca State; Mexico
See related items
Zapotec (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_9120