Bead

53-54-377

From: United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 53-54-377
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Locus Mound B, depth 6-9", upper level
Period Old Town III
Section American
Materials Coal
Description

Black oil shale. Cylindrical with bases not quite at right angle. Hole drilled from both ends. Ground smooth. Scratched, chipped at ends. Possibly not finished - rougher ends and scratched diagonally all around.

Length 1.9 cm
Outside Diameter 0.6 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953
Other Number 507 - Field No SF

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