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Object Number 46-73-10/89522
Display Title Shell, worked 'T' shape, perforated
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell, worked T shape, perforated
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Hohokam
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / <County> / <City> / Pueblo de las Piedras
Intrasite Surface
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 1.7 x 2 x 4 cm (11/16 x 13/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87
Provenance
Collector Frank Hamilton Cushing (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (11/15/1946)

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