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Object Number 46-73-10/89276
Display Title Shell, bivalve, carved into a triangle and notched top and bottom
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell, utilized, bivalve, carved into a triangle and notched
Classification
  • Utilized Shell
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Guanacos
Additional Geographic Terms Salado, Lower
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 5.8 x 1.6 x 0.4 cm (2 5/16 x 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 3734c/ 46-73-10/52019
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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