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Object Number
02-19-10/64350
Display Title
Shell beads
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell beads, circular in shape with a single perforation in the center
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Date
A.D. 1540 - 1700
Culture
- Oliver Phase
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Mississippi
/
Coahoma County
/
Oliver
/
Oliver Site; Mississippi State Site #22Co503; LMS 16-N-6
Intrasite
Edwards Mound; Skeleton 32-in line near wrist
Additional Geographic Terms
Clarksdale, near; P.M. Edwards Plantation
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest bead): 0.6 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm (1/4 x 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
5
Credit Line
Expedition, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University,1902
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Charles Peabody
(05/01/1902)
Collector
Dr. William C. Farabee
(5/1/1902)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(06/01/1902)
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