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Object Number 46-73-10/56935
Display Title Irregular shell bead - pink - "from thick beak portion of unidentified shell" (h
Descriptions
Object Description Irregular shell bead - pink - "from thick beak portion of unidentified shell" (haury) - 1.9 x 1.2 cm.
Inventory Description Organic, shell ornament, perforated and worked
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin XIX
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 2 x 1.3 x 1 cm (13/16 x 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2873; 46-73-10
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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