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Object Number
80-20-10/21352
Display Title
Shell bead
Descriptions
Object Description
Shell bead and pin.
Marine shell bead, Busycon, barrel shaped (no pin)
Inventory Description
Organic, shell bead, tubular
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Date
A.D. 1350 - 1550
Culture
- Parkin Phase
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Arkansas
/
Cross County
/
<City>
/
Neeley's Ferry Mounds; Arkansas State # 3CS24
Intrasite
No information
Additional Geographic Terms
Saint Francis River, West side of
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 1.7 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm (11/16 x 1/2 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
21.352
Provenance
Collector
Edwin Curtiss
(01/01/1880)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(04/01/1880)
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