Shell bead

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Object Number 38-120-10/17840

Display Title Shell bead

Descriptions

Inventory Description Shell, irridescent nacre flakes, mounted on muslin

Classification

Utilized Shell

Department Archaeological

Culture

Pueblo

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Antelope Mesa / Awatovi

Intrasite Room 473, 200-250 cm.

Additional Geographic Terms Antelope Mesa

Materials Shell

Quantity 8

Provenance

Provenance Dr. John Otis Brew (1938)

Provenance Peabody Museum Awatovi Expedition (1938)

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