Bead

32-5-136

From: Colombia | Pueblo Viejo (Colombia) | La Cueva

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 32-5-136
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tairona
Provenience Colombia | Pueblo Viejo (Colombia) | La Cueva
Culture Area Circum-Caribbean
Section American
Materials Stone
Description

Large collection of beads, unpierced cylinders, pebbles, 1 terra cotta human head. Of carnelian, quartz crystal, jadeite, soapstone, etc. Some are polished and beautifully finished; others are quite crude.

Credit Line Colombian Expedition, Gregory Mason, 1932
Other Number 743, 744, 760, 765 - Field No SF

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