Native American, Midwestern to Southeastern United States, Mississippian, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A pretty collection of 4 necklaces, each comprised of dozens of shell beads all strung on modern strands to be wearable. Boasting creamy hues of vanilla, almond, peach, butterscotch, taupe, gray, and ivory, the lovely beads present tubular, barrel, ellipsoid, and discoid forms. Size (largest necklace): 35" L (88.9 cm); (largest bead): 0.4" L x 0.2" W (1 cm x 0.5 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s

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Mississippian beads strung on modern strands to be wearable. Chips, nicks, and losses to some beads. Otherwise, all are excellent and wearable.