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Object Number
07-1-20/C4038
Display Title
Perforated shells of Potamides
Descriptions
Object Description
Object, perforated, shell (Potamides)
Inventory Description
Organic, shell ornaments?, perforated, strung on wire
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Chihuahua
Additional Geographic Terms
Chihuahua Region, Northwestern; Ramos Region; Casas Grandes Reg; Burial Mounds
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 2.9 x 1.1 x 1 cm (1 1/8 x 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
24
Label on object
C-4038
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