Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye for MAI in 1928 at an auction held by Andre Portier (1886-1963) and Fernand Lair-Dubreuil (1867-1931) at the Hôtel Drouot, in Paris, France, using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Seller agent
- Andre Portier, Non-Indian, 1886-1963
- Fernand Lair-Dubreuil, Non-Indian, 1867-1931
- Auction venue
- Hotel Drouot
- MAI agent
- George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
- Presenter/funding source
- Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
- Date created
- AD 1200–1550 (Post-Classic period)
- Object Name
- Puebla-style necklace of forty turtle-shaped beads
- Media/Materials
- Gold
- Techniques
- Cast, perforated
- Dimensions
- 22.6 x 21.0 x 4.4 cm
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
