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Object Number
46-73-10/44215
Display Title
Shell point, curved, perforated one end
Descriptions
Object Description
Shell needle
Inventory Description
Organic, shell needle, curved, perforated one end
Classification
- Shell
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Arizona
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Maricopa County
/
<City>
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Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin XIII
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 3.3 x 0.1 x 0.2 cm (1 5/16 x 1/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/44215
Provenance
Collector
Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition
(01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector
Frank Hamilton Cushing
(01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(11/15/1946)
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