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Object Number
46-73-10/88683
Display Title
Shell, bivalve
Descriptions
Object Description
Two medium-sized bivalvular shells, probably designed for incrustation with mosaic work, and perforated for suspension as gargets; Glycemerus.
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, faunal remain, bivalve
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
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Las Acequias
Intrasite
Ruin XXI
Additional Geographic Terms
Salado Valley, Lower
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 5.1 x 5 x 0.5 cm (2 x 1 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
3394c/ 46-73-10/52018
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-73-10/88686 | Shell, bivalve |
Faunal Remain
|
Las Acequias
| |
|
| 46-73-10/88685 | Shell, bivalve with perforation at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/88684 | Shell, bivalve, worked with perforation at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/90679 | Shell, bivalve, highly polished |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Hornos
| |
| 46-73-10/88682 | Shell, bivalve with perforation at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/89304 | Shell fragments, bivalve, one worked rim, one with two perforations |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Guanacos
| |
| 46-73-10/89298 | Shell, bivalves |
Faunal Remain
|
Los Guanacos
| |
| 46-73-10/88344 | Shell, bivalve fragment |
Faunal Remain
|
Casa Grande
| |
| 46-73-10/90839 | Shell, bivalve fragment |
Faunal Remain
|
Shell heaps
| |
| 46-73-10/90677 | Shell, bivalve fragment, possibly worked |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Hornos
| |
| 46-73-10/90843 | Shells, bivalves |
Faunal Remain
|
Shell heaps
| |
| 46-73-10/57006 | Glycymeris shells with perforations in umbonal region, surfaces slightly worn - |
Ornament
|
Los Muertos
|