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Object Number 46-73-10/57164
Display Title Carved shell pendants(?) with one perforation each. length both: 2.2 cm, widths
Descriptions
Object Description Carved shell pendants(?) with one perforation each. length both: 2.2 cm, widths: .7 and .8 cm.
Inventory Description Organic, shell, utilized, rectangular, perforated, one incised vertically, one n
Classification
  • Utilized Shell
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Surface
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 2.3 x 0.7 x 0.2 cm (7/8 x 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 3053c/ 46-73-10/57164
Provenance
Provenance Frank Hamilton Cushing (1886-1889)
Provenance Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1886-1889)
Collector Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector Frank Hamilton Cushing (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (11/15/1946)

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