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Object Number
46-78-10/28118
Display Title
Irregular pieces of shell strung together
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Beads, shell, some flat and discoidal, others irregularly shaped, strung
Classification
- Bead
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Southeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
South Carolina?
North America / United States / North Carolina?
North America / United States / North Carolina?
Additional Geographic Terms
Carolinas
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 2.4 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm (15/16 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
85
Label on object
46-78-10/28118
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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