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Object Number 46-73-10/89438.2
Display Title Stone, semilunar knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone knife, one edge sharp and straight, one edge rounded, flat, thin
Classification
  • Semi-Lunar Knife
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Guanacos
Intrasite hut of herder's sacrifice of guanocos figurines
Additional Geographic Terms Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 7.7 x 14.8 x 0.9 cm (3 1/16 x 5 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 4630/ 46-73-10/89438.2
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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