Shell jar of beads and string of shell beads

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Object Number 79-63-10/19750

Display Title Shell jar of beads and string of shell beads

Descriptions

Object Description Shell beads

Inventory Description Organic, shell beads, in glass jar and on a wire

Classification

Bead

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Missouri / St. Louis County / St. Louis / Big Mound

Intrasite Burial Mound

Materials Shell

Dimensions Overall: 1.1 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm (7/16 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)

Quantity 14 shells on wire and approximately 200 in jar

Label on object 19750

Provenance

Collector William H. Pulsifer (01/01/1869)

Donor William H. Pulsifer (01/01/1879)

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
Image Not Available for 4 strings ostrich shell beads, 1 string poor green beads; 1 string green, etc. b	24-24-50/B3909	4 strings ostrich shell beads, 1 string poor green beads; 1 string green, etc. b	Bead	Gammai
	34-159-30/894	Necklace of 4 cylindrical shell beads, 2 round flat shell beads, 1 fragment of p	Bead	Carabobo
Image Not Available for String of beads, faince, ostrich egg shell	47-13-50/6792	String of beads, faince, ostrich egg shell	Bead	Jebel Moya
Image Not Available for String of small shell beads	95-21-10/48933	String of small shell beads	Bead	Mound
	2005.1.205	Shell beads, tubular, on string, 1 stone bead	Bead	Venezuela
	46-77-30/6104	String of shell beads with 2 small shell pendants	Bead	Paramonga
	34-159-30/897	Necklace of 43 cylindrical shell beads, 1 cylindrical stone bead, 1 flat shell b	Bead	Carabobo
Image Not Available for Shell beads and perforated shells, worked bone, several glass beads, chipped sto	985-27-10/76005	Shell beads and perforated shells, worked bone, several glass beads, chipped sto	Bead	United States
	34-159-30/896	Necklace of 21 flat shell beads, 1 cylindrical shell bead, 1 carnelian bead	Bead	Carabobo
Image Not Available for String of shell beads	95-21-10/49056	String of shell beads	Bead	Big Mound?
Image Not Available for String of beads, ostrich egg shell	47-13-50/6793	String of beads, ostrich egg shell	Bead	Jebel Moya
	34-167-30/656	String of shell beads	Bead	Colombia

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