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Object Number
46-73-10/44391.9
Display Title
Shell with paint pigment
Descriptions
Object Description
Large shell containing clumps of red paint pigment.
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, bivalvular, broken around rim, traces of pigment on interior
Classification
- Utilized Shell
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Hohokam
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin VII
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Shell, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 8.6 x 9.2 x 0.2 cm (3 3/8 x 3 5/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
VII/ 2679; 46-73-10/57017
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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