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Object Number
46-73-10/89023
Display Title
Shell effigy fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, bivalve effigy fragment, carved possibly in form of bird
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
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Maricopa County
/
<City>
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Pueblo de las Canopas
Additional Geographic Terms
Salado, Lower
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 4.1 x 1.2 x 0.4 cm (1 5/8 x 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
4386C; 46-73-10/52021
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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