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Object Number 39-97-10/20098
Display Title Shell fragments
Descriptions
Object Description Shell fragments
Inventory Description Shell, flakes and fragments
Classification
  • Utilized Shell
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Antelope Mesa / Awatovi
Locality
Localities / <North America> / <United States> / <Reservations> / Hopi Reservation
Intrasite Room 403, 100-150 cm.
Additional Geographic Terms Antelope Mesa
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 2.7 x 1.8 x 0.1 cm (1 1/16 x 11/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 15
Label on object 39-97-10/20098
Provenance
Provenance Dr. John Otis Brew (1939)
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1939)
Agency Control Bureau of Indian Affairs

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