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Shell ring
Object Number 46-73-10/44263
Display Title Shell ring
Descriptions
Object Description Conus shell ring, engraved and inlaid with black and red paint and turquoise stone
Inventory Description Shell ring, univalve, painted and incised, inlayed w/ tuquoise using pitch or ta
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Hohokam
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 1.1 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm (7/16 x 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/44263
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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