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Margaretologist 14(1) Issue 31 2002



Beads of St. Catherines GA

Part 1 of 4

Presumed French

Two "bubble glass" beads fused together while being rounded off a speo.

"Bubble glass" eye bead.
The eye mosaic was made by the hot-strip method.

"Bubble glass" bead finished a speo.
It is very small and faceted, the Paternosteri version of a charlotte.

Blown glass bead, possibly French. The bottom was added to cover the large hole at that end.
These are unique to the site.


Pictures courtesy of the Anthropology Laboratory of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, David Hurst Thomas, Director. Photographer: Lisa Stock.

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