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Object Number
34-119-10/100561.1.163
Display Title
Head ornament made from columelia of the conch shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Lamar County, Texas. 34-119. / T. M. Sanders farm. 1/2 mi. south of Red River on Bois d'Arc Creek, 1 mi. W. of Direct in N.W. corner of Lamar County. Made from the Columella of the conch shell. Its presence at the back of the skull in burial B-6 would indicate that it was a head ornament. / Gift of J. E. Pearce, Chairman of Department of Anthropology, University of Texas."
Keywords
- Archaeological
Subject
- head ornament
Department
Photographic
Date
1900-1934
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Texas
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Lamar County
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<City>
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Sanders site
Intrasite
burial B-6
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Prof. James Edwin Pearce
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