Howdy all! Hopefully some of you can educate me on a trade bell. I participated in a dig with an archaeology group on the upper Missouri squarely in Blackfoot country. The goal was to establish the location of an early trade post based on non-indian evidence exposed low in the bank of the river. During this dig we found the upper half of a copper or brass (bright green patina) jingle-type bell. Sorry, I don't have a pic, but the diameter of the half was approx 9/16". The bell appears to be stamped material and the eyelet basically looks like a cotter key in the hole with butterflied ends. If anyone can help me with ID or origin, I'd really appreciate it!!
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