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Object Number 43-39-10/26421
Display Title String of 61 olivella shell beads
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell beads strung as necklace
Classification
  • Bead
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Northeast; Hopi country
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 1.5 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm (9/16 x 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 60
Label on object 43-39-10/26421; 3172
Provenance
Provenance Thomas V. Keam (1890)

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