Bead

53-54-379

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 53-54-379
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Locus House 1, fill, depth 5", tan 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. Similar scratches to 53-54-377

Length 2.1 cm
Outside Diameter 0.7 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953
Other Number 550 - Field No SF

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