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Hopewell Mound Group
Description: Large bear canine tooth was modified to be worn as an ornamental button. The obverse face has been drilled and a pearl bead has been inset in the center. The root end of the obverse face has an incised line and two parallel rows of small, drilled indentations. The reverse face has four drilled holes probably for the purpose of attaching it to clothing. The pearl is pinkish gray in color and in very good condition. The pearl has been drilled through the center, suggesting that it was originally used as a bead. Tooth enamel is pink and the bone socket is brown. There is a large, longitudinal crack on the outward curving side of the tooth. Item was excavated from the Hopewell Site in Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07237
Subjects: Ross County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1–400); Archaeology
Places: Twin Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)