Bead

97-563-65

From: United States of America | Pennsylvania | Monroe County (Pennsylvania) | Hartman's Cave

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 97-563-65
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Pennsylvania | Monroe County (Pennsylvania) | Hartman's Cave
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Cone Shell
Description

Conus ternatus. Cone shell bored through summit and column to serve as bead. Shell which belongs to the west coast of Central America, according to George W. Tryon.

Length 2.5 cm
Width 1.1 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-563-65 - Old Museum Number | 3344 - ANSP Number

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