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Object Number
50-46-10/37994
Display Title
78 Assorted turquoise and shell beads
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shell and turquoise beads, discoidal, 1 pink and twisted
Classification
- Raw Material
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Puebloan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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New Mexico
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Catron County
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<City>
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Site 616
Intrasite
Area C, Room 5a, fill
Additional Geographic Terms
Mariana Mesa; Quemado vicinity
Materials
Turquoise, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 1.4 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm (9/16 x 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
78
Label on object
50-46-10/37994; 1312
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Charles R. McGimsey III
Expedition
Peabody Museum Upper Gila Expedition
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