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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
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United States
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Arizona
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Pinal County
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<City>
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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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