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Object Number 46-73-10/88380
Display Title Shell ornament fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell ornament fragment, incised exterior, possibly part of ring
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Pinal County / <City> / Casa Grande
Intrasite Outlying ruins; in first excavation of refuse knolls, SW temple.
Additional Geographic Terms Gila River, Middle Fork
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 1.7 x 0.9 x 0.2 cm (11/16 x 3/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/88380; 4024
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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