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Object Number 16-9-10/A3304
Display Title Wick-like cotton string
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, fiber, twisted cordage
Classification
  • Fiber
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / <County> / <City> / Ford House Ruin
Additional Geographic Terms Mexican Water, 12 miles above; Chinle, west bank of
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm (9 1/16 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Provenance
Provenance Samuel J. Guernsey (1916)
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1916)

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