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Object Number 46-73-10/44264
Display Title Conus shell pendant
Descriptions
Object Description Conus shell pendant with design engraved and inlaid with black and red paint, red shell and turquoise
Inventory Description Shell pendant, univalve, carved, painted in red and black with turquoise inlay a
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: 2.2 x 1.5 x 1.7 cm (7/8 x 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/44264/ Rm.H.U
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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