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Object Number 23-7-10/A5637
Display Title Shell ear ornaments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell, ornaments, discs, perforated
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Utah / San Juan County / <City> / Poncho House
Intrasite Seed jar #A5632, in; cut ( ) 5' below surface
Additional Geographic Terms Chinle Wash, 10 miles from mouth, east side of; Chinle Valley
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 4.7 x 4.6 x 0.2 cm (1 7/8 x 1 13/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object A/5637
Provenance
Provenance Samuel J. Guernsey (1923)
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1923)

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