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Beads:
LOCATION: Uyak and Old Karluk archaeological sites, Kodiak Island, A.D. 1-1100
REFERENCE: Alutiiq Museum, Koniag, Inc. Collection and Larsen Bay Collection (left to right: UA85.193:4507; AM193.87:8854; AM14.193:6; UA88-78-3289)
DIMENSIONS: longest bead 3.5 cm long.
DESCRIPTION:
Ancestors of the Alutiiq people made beads from coal, shell, amber, slate, bone and ivory.