This incised shell fragment is part of the spire section of the body whorl, or shell cup, of a whole marine shell. The shell has been incised with an undeterminable motif and is executed in the Braden A style. After the artist completes incising (or removing small and precise amounts of material through carving methods) the design onto the shell, a pigment is rubbed into the incised (or carved) lines. The incised design is located on the convex, exterior surface of the shell. The artifact possesses a smooth texture and squared edges. Overall shape of the artifact resembles a circle.