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Object Number
34-119-10/100561.1.162
Display Title
Conch shell beads and beads of various sizes
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Lamar County, Texas. 34-119. / Note the various sizes of beads. Conch shell beads from burials in Mound #1. / Gift of J. E. Pearce, Chairman of Department of Anthropology, University of Texas."
Keywords
- Archaeological
Subject
- Bead
Department
Photographic
Date
1900-1934
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Texas
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Lamar County
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<City>
/
Sanders site
Intrasite
burial B-15
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Prof. James Edwin Pearce
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