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Object Number 29-20-10/97306.1
Display Title Worked shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell ornament, iridescent sheen, flat, discoidal, 1 perforation, resid
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / Grant County / <City> / Cave
Intrasite General digging
Additional Geographic Terms Mule Creek; San Francisco R., tributary to; Sec. 6, Town13S, Range 20W
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 2.7 x 2.7 x 0.1 cm (1 1/16 x 1 1/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 97306/ Mule Cr

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