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Bead

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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
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

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.

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