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Object Number
94-36-10/72895
Display Title
Effigy of frog
Descriptions
Object Description
Effigy of frog; decorated with mosaic of turquoise and shell
Inventory Description
Organic, shell effigy of frog, shell covered with turquoise red and tar mosaic.
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Hohokam
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
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Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
House mound (IV). XIV
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm (1 15/16 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
P.M.H.U./ C 316/ 72895
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Mary Hemenway, 1894
Provenance
Provenance
Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition
(1892)
Provenance
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
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