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Image Not Available for Small shells perforated and used for beads
Small shells perforated and used for beads
Image Not Available for Small shells perforated and used for beads
Object Number 07-7-20/C4980
Display Title Small shells perforated and used for beads
Descriptions
Object Description Bead, shell
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / <County> / <City> / Chichen Itza
Intrasite Sacred Cenote

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for Very small, worked, oliva shells used as sacred war beads.
46-73-10/89295 Very small, worked, oliva shells used as sacred war beads.
Los Guanacos
Perforated shells, likely beads or ornaments; discoidal shell beads, one burned; stones; calcined animal bone fragments
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
Columbella shells, worked, used as whole shell beads (haury), one unnumbered, bu
46-73-10/56962 Columbella shells, worked, used as whole shell beads (haury), one unnumbered, bu
Utilized Shell
Los Muertos
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
Organic, shell, beads, spiral shells perforated at ends
2003.1.2028 Organic, shell, beads, spiral shells perforated at ends
Bead
Arizona
Breast ornament - used for dances, made of shells and colored beads
36-105-70/408 Breast ornament - used for dances, made of shells and colored beads
Ornament
New Guinea
Worked shells, polished and perforated, possible beads or ornaments, burned
82-35-10/29738 Worked shells, polished and perforated, possible beads or ornaments, burned
Worked Shell
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Image Not Available for 2 boxes small rounded perforated shell beads; 2 boxes small various-shaped shell
999-22-10/85977 2 boxes small rounded perforated shell beads; 2 boxes small various-shaped shell
Tennessee
Image Not Available for Several hundred small perforated shell pearl & tooth beads from .06" to .5"
974-5-10/52613 Several hundred small perforated shell pearl & tooth beads from .06" to .5"
Turner Group?; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26?
Shell beads (olivella) perforated
15-11-10/A2110 Shell beads (olivella) perforated
Bead
Burial Cave
Cheyenne necklace. White tubular glass beads w/ cowrie shells
985-27-10/60406 Cheyenne necklace. White tubular glass beads w/ cowrie shells
Necklace
United States
Cheyenne necklace. Long tubular beads (imitation wampum) and shells.
985-27-10/60118 Cheyenne necklace. Long tubular beads (imitation wampum) and shells.
Necklace
United States