Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
- Date created
- 1000 BC-AD 1550 (Early Woodland to Late Mississippian period)
- Culture/People
- possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Woodland and South Appalachian Mississippian Traditions
- Previous owner
- Dr. Sheridan C. Heighway (Dr. S. C. Heighway), Non-Indian, 1856-1946
- Seller
- Dr. Sheridan C. Heighway (Dr. S. C. Heighway), Non-Indian, 1856-1946
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Sheridan C. Heighway (1856-1946); purchased by George Heye from Dr. Heighway in 1914.
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- Place
- Near Murphy; Murphy; Cherokee County; North Carolina; USA
- See related items
- Multiple archaeological cultures
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 3/9346
- Barcode
- 039346.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
- Media/Materials
- Shell/shells
- Techniques
- Ground, drilled
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_41906