Bead

Museum number:
1-221101
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
588 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1180
Description:
Stone. Probably fine grained argillite.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
CA-SJo-80 (Stockton Channel Mound), Stockton, San Joaquin County
Collector:
H. H. Barr and James A. Barr
Collection date:
July-August 1897
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Accession date:
1956
Context of use:
Burial.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
width 0.375 inches and length 0.625 inches
Comment:
...between the levee and channel about opposite the coal bunkers and within city limits between Edison and Harrison sts. was excavated to depths of 2-3 1/2'. Several skeletons were found, all with relics. No uniformity as to methods of burial was observable as bodies were found lying to all points of the compass. Many relics were found in sand and ashes not near bodies. During the three weeks specimens #468 to #653 were found. The excavations were carried on from the bank of the channel to the base of the levee." Description: "One of the most interesting finds of the three weeks (see #468) was with this skeleton. The find consisted of 30 perfect beads (28 being cylindrical, 1 spherical, and 1 flat and lozenge-shaped), 16 fragments of cylindrical beads, 1 broken perforated stone disk, 1 arrow point, one pestle, and 2 whistles. With three exceptions the beads and fragments were made of a fine grained argillite (See Prehistoric Implements, page 279).
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 1-221101, described as Stone. Probably fine grained argillite.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 1-221101, described as Stone. Probably fine grained argillite.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 1-221101, described as Stone. Probably fine grained argillite.

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