Beads
14425
From: United States of America | Louisiana (uncertain) | Mississippi (uncertain) | Harrison County | Biloxi (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 14425 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | United States of America | Louisiana (uncertain) | Mississippi (uncertain) | Harrison County | Biloxi (uncertain) |
Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Bone (unidentified) |
Description | Eight loose bone beads. The beads are irregular in shape, three are cylindrical while the remaining five have an elongated ovular shape. The beads vary in size, with the smallest having a height of 0.3 cm and a width of 0.5 cm and the largest having a height of 1.2 cm and a width of 0.8 cm. Three of the beads have missing sides, while the remaining beads have scratches as most. The beads are mostly a dark brown color, but some have green and lighter brown parts. |
Credit Line | Purchased from William T. W. Dickeson, 1899 |
Other Number | (B) 224 - Original Number |
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