Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1000 BC-AD 1550 (Early Woodland to Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Woodland and South Appalachian Mississippian Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: Edward Raper (Ed Raper/Edward Rapper), Non-Indian
label: Donor
content: Edward Raper (Ed Raper/Edward Rapper), Non-Indian
label: MAI agent
content: Charles O. Turbyfill (Charles Orr Turbyfill/C. O. Turbyfill), Non-Indian, 1888-1966
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Edward Raper (of Culberson, North Carolina); donated to MAI by Edward Raper in 1927 through MAI staff member Charles O. Turbyfill (1888-1966).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Culberson; Cherokee County; North Carolina; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 15/6229
label: Barcode
content: 156229.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled