Beads
14441
From: United States of America | Louisiana (uncertain) | Mississippi (uncertain) | Vicinity of Natchez
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 14441 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | United States of America | Louisiana (uncertain) | Mississippi (uncertain) | Vicinity of Natchez |
| Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Bone (unidentified) |
| Description | Nine bone beads strung on a metal wire with an attached tag; the tag has the Penn Museum number 14441 written on it. The beads are reddish-brown and have a rounded, cylindrical shape. The beads vary in size, with the smallest having a height of 0.7 cm and a width of 0.6 cm and the largest a height of 1.1 cm and a width of 0.9 cm. The beads have a rough texture and have scratches and chipped off parts. One of the beads has the Penn Museum number 14441 written on it in ink. There is also an unattached tag with the Penn Museum number 14441 on it. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from William T. W. Dickeson, 1899 |
| Other Number | 449 - Original Number |
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