Context (Field collection)
This collection was described by John M. Longyear III, Colgate University in 1962-1963 as ‘a quite complete archaeological assemblage for late prehistoric and early historic Iroquois of the Oneida-Onondaga variety. Almost all of the specimens were excavated from sites in Madison County in New York State, and range in date from about A.D. 1550 to 1650,’ further noting that most of the objects were ‘from graves and the rest from refuse deposits’ (see Doc.577).
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1963.91 A-D from Accessions Register: 'Stone, shell and glass beads'
Event Date 1963
Author: Stephanie Chinneck

Context (Acquisition Details)
Acquired in 1963 as part of an exchange with Colgate University (now the Longyear Museum of Anthropology); MAA sent material from Papua New Guinea (Longyear Museum nos. OC1962.01.MAE - OC1962.27.MAE). See archive (Doc.577) for details.
Event Date 1963
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Description from catalogue card for 1963.91 B[.1-2]: 'String of assorted shell beads, rectangular, tubular, disc and amorphous. One with two holes may be a spacer.'
Event Date 1963
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Analysis)
In June 2018 Dr Christy DeLair, Associate Curator at the Longyear Museum of Anthropology, visited the collection and identified it as ‘mainly archaeological material relating to the Haudenosaunee (likely Oneida)’.
Event Date 6/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
String of twelve beads, one of tooth and the rest of shell, including one rectangular square bead, one curved with single perforation, one curved with two perforations, one cylinder disc bead, and eight tubular beads. The square and two curved beads are possibly spacer beads.
Event Date 10/4/2025
Author: Stephanie Chinneck