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Object Number
46-73-10/88685
Display Title
Shell, bivalve with perforation at hinge
Descriptions
Object Description
Two medium-sized bivalvular shells, probably designed for incrustation with mosaic work, and perforated for suspension as gargets; Glycemerus.
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, utilized, bivalve with perforation at hinge
Classification
- Utilized Shell
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
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Las Acequias
Additional Geographic Terms
Salado Valley, Lower
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 x 5.4 x 0.5 cm (2 3/16 x 2 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
3396c/ 46-73-10/52018
Provenance
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-73-10/88684 | Shell, bivalve, worked with perforation at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/88683 | Shell, bivalve |
Faunal Remain
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/88686 | Shell, bivalve |
Faunal Remain
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/88682 | Shell, bivalve with perforation at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/89304 | Shell fragments, bivalve, one worked rim, one with two perforations |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Guanacos
| |
| 46-73-10/90679 | Shell, bivalve, highly polished |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Hornos
| |
| 46-73-10/90678 | Shell, bivalve, worked and perforated at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Hornos
| |
|
| 46-73-10/88687 | Shell, bivalve, worked with perforation at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/88907 | Shell, bivalve, worked with perforation at hinge, broken at perforation |
Utilized Shell
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/89307 | Shell, bivalve, perforated at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Guanacos
| |
| 46-73-10/56985 | Small glycymeris shell with portion of back removed, perforation on umbonal regi |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/88680 | Shell, small bivalve, perforated at hinge and polished |
Shell
|
Las Acequias
|