Shells, carved discoidal shape, one with decorative notched edges.

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Object Number 46-73-10/90766

Display Title Shells, carved discoidal shape, one with decorative notched edges.

Descriptions

Inventory Description Organic, shells, utilized, carved discoidal shape, one with decorative notched e

Classification

Utilized Shell

Department Archaeological

Culture

Hohokam

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Ciudad de la Mesa

Intrasite Outlying Ruins toward Muertos

Materials Shell

Dimensions Overall: 4.9 x 3.8 x 0.6 cm (1 15/16 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 550c/ 46-73-10/52025

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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46-73-10/90189	Shells, discoidal shaped, one highly finished	Utilized Shell	Los Hornos
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46-73-10/56996	Worked glycymeris shells, edges smoothed, backs flattened, 2 with perforations o	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos
46-73-10/57008	Glycymeris shells with perforations in umbo, edges chipped and surfaces worn - l	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos
46-73-10/57128	Cardium shell disks--edges unsmoothed on larger disk. 3.3 x 2.5 .2 cm and 2.2 x	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos
46-73-10/57125	Shell, worked discoidal, polished smooth	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos
46-73-10/57104	Shell fragment--one edge smoothed; surface smoothed, triangular shape. 3.2 x 2.	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos
46-73-10/57189	Carved fragment of shell, rectangular shape. 1.7 x 1.4 cm.	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos
46-73-10/57103	Portion of bivalve shell, edges chipped and smoothed, dosinia. 7.1 x 6.5 cm.	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos
46-73-10/56995	Worked glycymeris shells, edges smoothed, perforations on umbonal region - 4.0 a	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos
46-73-10/57131	Cardium shell disks--one with notches on part of edge and beginning of perforati	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos

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