Ornaments of shell and copper

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Object Number 80-61-30/24029

Display Title Ornaments of shell and copper

Descriptions

Inventory Description Organic, shell beads, tabular and discoidal, inlaid, on fiber string, fragmented

Classification

Bead

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

South America / Peru

Materials Shell, Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 5.6 x 1.1 x 0.4 cm (2 3/16 x 7/16 x 3/16 in.)

Quantity 4

Label on object 24029

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	46-77-30/6067	13 cut shell ornaments - miscellaneous parts from one or more assembled gorget	Bead	Peru
	974-5-10/52620	Perforated shells, likely beads or ornaments; discoidal shell beads, one burned; stones; calcined animal bone fragments	Worked Shell Stone Bead Faunal Remain	Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
	46-77-30/6236.3	Shell, pottery, stone and seed beads and pendants	Bead	Huacho
Image Not Available for Shell ornaments; made from shells of Oliva	95-21-20/49042	Shell ornaments; made from shells of Oliva	Bead	Yucatan
	46-77-30/5962.2	Miscellaneous carved shell ornaments	Bead	Hacienda Casa Grande
	46-77-30/6090	Shell beads on original stringing	Bead	Peru
Image Not Available for Shell ornaments; perforated shells of olivella	95-21-20/49043	Shell ornaments; perforated shells of olivella	Bead	Yucatan
	46-77-30/6236.4	Shell, pottery, stone and seed beads and pendants	Bead	Huacho
	28-1-20/C10533	Shell beads, discoidal & tubular, some irr greenstone beads, on copper wire	Bead	Mexico
	99-12-70/53638	Ear ornaments of shell beads and tortoise shell	Earring	Federated States of Micronesia
	970-29-70/4803	Strands of clam shell discs ("katekome"): men's ornaments, worn tied under the k	Leglet	Solomon islands
	46-77-30/6772.1	120 miscellaneous stone, shell, pottery beads: Three spindle whorls; painted ce	Bead	Nazca

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