Object Details
Culture/People
probably Chiriquí (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
George C. Dissette, Non-Indian, 1873-1938
Seller
George C. Dissette, Non-Indian, 1873-1938
Previous owner
Don Juan Lau Don, Non-Indian
Collection History
Said to have been collected by Native people from local tombs and sold to a trader named Don Juan Lau Don; acquired by George C. Dissette (1873-1938, an attorney in Glenville, Ohio) by 1904; purchased by George Heye from George Dissette in 1906.
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Date created
AD 900-1600
Catalog Number
8220
Barcode
008220.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Frog pendant
Media/Materials
Gold
Techniques
Cast
Place
Bocas del Toro; Bocas del Toro District; Bocas del Toro Province; Panama
Archipelago
Archipiélago Bocas del Toro
Island Name
Isla Colón
See related items
Chiriquí (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_8643