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Object Number
2004.29.2680
Display Title
Bead of ivory (?) or bone, highly polished, beetle effigy
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Texas, United States. / Bead of ivory (?) or bone, highly polished, now colored black & yellowish brown . From grave on the Callo del Oso, Nueces Co., Texas - apparently a beetle effigy."
Keywords
- Archaeological
Subject
- Bead
- beetle
- Effigy
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Southwest
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Texas
/
Nueces County
Additional Geographic Terms
Callo del Oso
Dimensions
Overall: 11.43 x 16.51 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
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