- Name:
- Shell beads, bead preform, and raw shell fragments (mixed assemblage)
- Description:
Mixed assemblage of shell beads, a bead preform, and raw shell fragments from Williams Island (Tennessee River), showing stages of Native American bead production and use.
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.366
- Prior Inventory Number:
- 737
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- Bead preform, Raw shell fragments, Shell Beads
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 0.2-0.8" x 0.2-0.8" x 0.2-0.8"
- Type/Materials:
- Shell
- Origin Continent:
- North America
- Origin Country:
- United States
- Origin State/Province:
- TN
- Origin City/Town:
- Williams Island
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)
