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These beads were collected in Riley County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1984. The fragile beads were likely crafted from mussel shells.
Date: Unknown
Item Number: 509046
Call Number: 14RY 1984.D.2162
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 509046
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Shell
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Bead
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Adornment - Bead
People - American Indians
Places - Counties - Riley
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE
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