Bead Maker's Tool; Blank

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Object Details

Collector

R. K. Harris

Donor Name

R. K. Harris

Site Name

Poverty Pt. Plantation-Macon Ridge

Notes

KIT CONSISTS OF SAW BLADE AND SAW STAND AND 8 BEAD BLANKS OF RED AND GREEN SLATE. TWO OF THESE PIECES HAVE BEEN DRILLED. TWO TYPES OF BEADS WERE MADE WITH THIS KIT: A FLAT RECTANGULAR ONE AND A LONG SQUARE TYPE.

Record Last Modified

31 Jul 2020

Site Number

LA 82

Specimen Count

Culture

Poverty Point Culture-Late Archaic

Accession Date

19 Mar 1986

Collection Date

1924 To 1980

Accession Number

350434

USNM Number

A515936-0

Object Type

Tool/Blank

Maximum Unknown - Object

11.2 cm

Place

West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States, North America

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33af52783-ddb2-4d1b-84aa-97faa363017e

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8272327