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Object Number
85-20-10/37955
Display Title
Perforated shell, unio
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shell ornament, 1 perforation
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Date
AD 1450-1780
Culture
- Heart River Complex
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Dakota
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Morton County
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Mandan
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Mandan Mound Group
Intrasite
Mound, found with copper chain (Section 9)
Additional Geographic Terms
Heart River, half mile north of; Mandan city limits
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 4.5 x 2.3 x 0.2 cm (1 3/4 x 7/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37955
Provenance
Collector
Henry W. Coe, M.D.
(1885)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1885)
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