Discoidal shell bead

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Title (English):: Discoidal shell bead
Collection:: Onöndowa'ga:' (Seneca) Haudenosaunee Archaeological Materials, circa 1688-1754
Site:: White Springs
Location:: White Springs General Site Finds
White Springs Feature 3
White Springs
Catalog Number:: 1952.WH102.2
1952.WH0102.002
Context:: 102
File Name:: unavailable022.jpg
Work Type:: artifacts
Materials/Techniques:: shell
bead
discoidal
Measurement:: 1.20 (grams, weight)
3.48 (millimeters, bore size)
14.99 (millimeters, diameter)
4.55 (millimeters, thickness)
Description:: This is a discoidal (disc-shaped) shell bead. The sides are straight and there is some light purple striping on the shell.
Kurt Jordan, Archaeologist
Notes:: Images in this digital collection were released earlier than planned to facilitate access during the 2020 period of social distancing. For a full discussion, see https://digital.library.cornell.edu/collections/seneca
Format:: Image

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