Trapezoidal red slate bead

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Title (English):: Trapezoidal red slate bead
Collection:: Onöndowa'ga:' (Seneca) Haudenosaunee Archaeological Materials, circa 1688-1754
Site:: White Springs
Location:: White Springs House 3
White Springs
Catalog Number:: 1952.WH803.1
1952.WH0803.001
Context:: 803
File Name:: unavailable024.jpg
Work Type:: artifacts
Materials/Techniques:: red slate
bead
trapezoidal
Measurement:: 2.98 (grams, weight)
1.66 (millimeters, bore size)
4.95 (millimeters, thickness)
29.24 (millimeters, width)
9.31 (millimeters, length)
Description:: This is a repurposed base fragment from a trapezoidal red slate bead. Three of the edges have been ground smooth, while the fourth edge shows a possible perforation break. The bead has been perforated laterally for suspension.
Kurt Jordan, Archaeologist
Format:: Image

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