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Object Number 46-73-10/57157
Display Title Piece of carved shell. 2.7 x 1.6 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description Piece of carved shell. 2.7 x 1.6 cm.
Inventory Description Organic, shell, utilized, bivalve fragment, with perforation at hinge
Classification
  • Utilized Shell
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin XIV
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 2.8 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm (1 1/8 x 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2827c/ 46-73-10/57157
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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