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Object Number 46-73-10/90760
Display Title Shell, univalve with perforation at top
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell, utilized, univalve with perforation at top
Classification
  • Utilized Shell
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Hohokam
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Ciudad de la Mesa
Intrasite Outlying mounds toward Muertos
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 2.4 x 1.1 x 1 cm (15/16 x 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 544
Provenance
Collector Frank Hamilton Cushing (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (11/15/1946)

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