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Object Number
46-73-10/44269
Display Title
Ceramic human effigy sherd
Descriptions
Object Description
Fragment of pottery human face, probably from a red-on-buff jar.
Inventory Description
Ceramic human effigy sherd, applied coffee bean eyes and molded nose, red, paint
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Hohokam
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arizona
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<County>
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<City>
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Pueblo de las Cenizas
Additional Geographic Terms
Salado Valley, Lower; Gila, middle
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 5.1 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm (2 x 1 5/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
3962/ 46-73-10/44269
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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