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Coquina fragment

late 19th-mid 20th century

United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A coquina fragment. The fragment is composed of compressed seashells and seashell fragments. The fragment is tan in color with tan, off-white, white, and brown shell, sand, and rock inclusions; including visible striated clamshell fragments. The coquina fragment is tear shaped. The Old Slave Mart Museum catalog number, [R193], is handwritten in black ink over a small rectangular patch of white painted at center.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2017.108.21.55

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