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Object Number
47-13-50/6842
Display Title
Bead, shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Bead, shell
Inventory Description
Organic, shell beads (discoidal) and fragment of bone,
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Sudan
/
Sennar
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Jebel Moya
Additional Geographic Terms
Sennar on Blue Nile, 20 mi. WSW of
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 2.4 x 2.2 x 0.3 cm (15/16 x 7/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
8
Label on object
47-13-50/6842
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-9-10/94301 | Conch shell beads, unperforated and unpolished, in various stages |
Utilized Shell
|
Campbell Wampum Factory
| |
| 24-9-10/94303 | Conch shell beads finished, some broken and rejects |
Worked Shell
|
Campbell Wampum Factory
| |
| 24-9-10/94299 | Worked conch shell used in making beads |
Utilized Shell
|
Campbell Wampum Factory
| |
| 24-9-10/94300 | Conch shell cut and worked roughly in shape of beads |
Utilized Shell
|
Campbell Wampum Factory
| |
| 24-9-10/94302 | Conch shell beads ready for finishing and perforating |
Worked Shell
|
Campbell Wampum Factory
| |
| 24-9-10/94310 | Fragments of conch shell discs all polished on one side |
Raw Material
Shell |
Campbell Wampum Factory
| |
| 24-9-10/94306 | White wampum beads |
Raw Material
Wampum |
Campbell Wampum Factory
| |
| 24-9-10/94309 | Conch shell worked and shaped for making discs |
Worked Shell
|
Campbell Wampum Factory
| |
|
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for Quahog shell cut for manufacture of purple wampum bead
| 24-9-10/94305 | Quahog shell cut for manufacture of purple wampum bead |
Campbell Wampum Factory
| ||
| 34-159-30/894 | Necklace of 4 cylindrical shell beads, 2 round flat shell beads, 1 fragment of p |
Bead
|
Carabobo
| |
| 24-9-10/94296 | Broken Wampum shell |
Shell
Raw Material |
Campbell Wampum Factory
| |
| 24-9-10/94308 | Worked conch shell used in making 'moons' - round shell discs |
Worked Shell
|
Campbell Wampum Factory
|