Spherical Pearl Bead
date: label: Accession Date
content: 30 Dec 1966
name: label: Collector
content: Richard K. Meyer
label: Donor Name
content: Richard K. Meyer
label: Site Name
content: Craig Mound
notes: label: Notes
content: Style: Columella - scalloped Raw Material 2: Busycon Element: Apical fragment Alteration: Weathered Manufacturing Notes: Deep U-shaped grooves on spine spiral down from the apex. These extend far enough into the opening that the origin of these grooves cannot be seen. Design: Spirals on spine w/latitudinal lines on apex. Surface Modifictation: Carved, incised Symbols: Spirals Residue: Brown crusty on apex. One spot of brown residue is quite thick. Also fragment of mica adheres to apex. Use Trace: There is a 55mm hole in the side of the apical section. Comments: A narrow spiral consisting of 2 || lines extends down from the apex and follows the natural whorls around to the opening, and then follows the shoulder to the opposite side of the opening. 2 more sets of these double lines extend around the apex. Next no. 448780-s02 = pearl bead. Part 1 of 2
label: Notes
content: Style: Spherical pearl Residue: Slightly grayed in color. Comments: This apparently came from the dirt within this pendant. It is in a small plastic case. Part 2 of 2
label: Record Last Modified
content: 1 Oct 2015
label: Site Number
content: 34LF40
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Spiro, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Prehistoric
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 272249
label: USNM Number
content: A448780-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bead
physicalDescription: label: Length - Pendant
content: ca. 8.77 cm
label: Width - Pendant
content: ca. 6.14 cm
label: Weight - Pendant
content: ca. 83.8 g
label: Length - Pearl Bead
content: ca. 0.37 cm
label: Width - Pearl Bead
content: ca. 0.45 cm
label: Weight - Pearl Bead
content: ca. 0.1 g
label: Bore Diameter Pearl Bead
content: ca. 0.25 cm