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Object Number 2004.24.15293
Display Title Two carved shell ornaments
Descriptions
Object Description Cat. NO. 9736; (1876). Ely Mound, Rose Hill Lee County, Virginia. Smaller 20214 (1879). Mound, N. Bank Hiwassee River, Meigs County, TN.
Keywords
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • Ornament
  • Artifact
  • Shell
Department Photographic
Date 1941
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
  • Southeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Tennessee / Meigs County / <City> / Mound
Additional Geographic Terms Hiwassee River, north Bank of
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)

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