Bead

Museum number:
1-221594
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
833 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1180
Description:
Shell bead. The bead and 12 shell ornaments were found with the skeleton of an adult at the depth of 3 feet. The shell ornaments were on the breast, all were of the same shape and size, and eleven of the twelve showed signs of etching on one or both sides.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
CA-SJo-82, Stockton, San Joaquin County
Collector:
H. H. Barr and James A. Barr
Collection date:
December 10, 1897
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Accession date:
1956
Department:
Unassociated funerary objects
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 1-221594, described as Shell bead. The bead and 12 shell ornaments were found with the skeleton of an adult at the depth of 3 feet. The shell ornaments were on the breast, all were of the same shape and size, and eleven of the twelve showed signs of etching on one or both sides.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 1-221594, described as Shell bead. The bead and 12 shell ornaments were found with the skeleton of an adult at the depth of 3 feet. The shell ornaments were on the breast, all were of the same shape and size, and eleven of the twelve showed signs of etching on one or both sides.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 1-221594, described as Shell bead. The bead and 12 shell ornaments were found with the skeleton of an adult at the depth of 3 feet. The shell ornaments were on the breast, all were of the same shape and size, and eleven of the twelve showed signs of etching on one or both sides.

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