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Shell, ovoid
Object Number 46-73-10/89036
Display Title Shell, ovoid
Descriptions
Object Description Round shell plate, unfinished, designed for inlaying.
Inventory Description Organic, shell, utlized shell, bivalve fragment, irregular ovoid
Classification
  • Utilized Shell
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Pueblo de las Canopas
Additional Geographic Terms Salado, Lower
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 2.1 x 1.8 x 0.1 cm (13/16 x 11/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 4398 C; 46-73-10/52021
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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