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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian
Title:Beads
Type:Adornment; Coin/Numismatic
Materials:Shell
Place Made:North America; United States; Florida
Measurements:Overall: 5/16 x diam 3 1/2 in.; .7938 x 8.89 cm
Accession Number:  MH 157.F
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. H. Buffington
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
 

This object is under review for NAGPRA-sensitivity.

Recent updates to NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) require consent from lineal descendants and/or affiliated Native American Tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations before displaying or researching cultural items. We have removed the public image of this belonging until we can learn more about the wishes of affiliated Tribal officials or the descendants of those who made it.

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Description:
Forty white/brown/green colored beads, strung together.

Tags:
archaeology; Native American; indigenous people

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