Bead

53-54-378

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 53-54-378
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus Mound B, upper. Dark sandy midden.
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.

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 961 - Field No SF

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