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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
Format:
Image

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