- 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)