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Object Number 46-73-10/89524
Display Title Shell, carved effigy, animal with four legs, flat
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell, effigy, animal with four legs, flat
Classification
  • Effigy
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Hohokam
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / <County> / <City> / Pueblo de las Piedras
Intrasite Surface
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 1.9 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm (3/4 x 9/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 89
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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