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Name:
Shell beads (three associated strands / group)

Description:

Group of drilled freshwater shell beads from Williams Island and Moccasin Bend (Tennessee River), showing hand-shaped forms used in Native American adornment.

Accession Number:
2024.1.361

Prior Inventory Number:
B84

Collection:

Sub Collection:

Category:
Anthropology

Keywords:
Shell Beads

Object Size (LxWxH):
0.25"-0.6" x .25"-0.5" x .25"-0.5"

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)

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