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Object Number 46-73-10/88368
Display Title Shell, bivalve rim fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell, bivalve rim fragments, perforated at rim
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Pinal County / <City> / Casa Grande
Intrasite Outlying ruins; in first excavation in N. cordon; near west wall of N.
Additional Geographic Terms Gila River, Middle Fork
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 46-73-10/88368; 4012
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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