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String of glass trade beads.
String of glass trade beads.
Object Number 985-27-10/60445
Display Title String of glass trade beads.
Descriptions
Object Description String of glass trade beads. 7 are white. 1 is black. 2 of the white beads have black dots on them.
Inventory Description Glass beads, ovoid, 1 black, 7 white on thin twine
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Glass, Twine, Glass, Shell
Dimensions Overall: 0.9 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm (3/8 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 8
Label on object 985-27-10/60445
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (? - 1985)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (? - 1985)

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