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Object Number
46-73-10/89304
Display Title
Shell fragments, bivalve, one worked rim, one with two perforations
Descriptions
Object Description
Large, flat, massive bivalve shell; worked at margins and designed for incrustation with mosaic work. Dosinia ponderosa.
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, utilized, fragments, bivalve, one worked rim, one perforated
Classification
- Utilized Shell
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Guanacos
Additional Geographic Terms
Salado, Lower
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 10.2 x 7.5 x 0.4 cm (4 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
3762c/ 46-73-10/52019
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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| 46-73-10/88684 | Shell, bivalve, worked with perforation at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/88685 | Shell, bivalve with perforation at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/90679 | Shell, bivalve, highly polished |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Hornos
| |
| 46-73-10/90677 | Shell, bivalve fragment, possibly worked |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Hornos
| |
| 46-73-10/56985 | Small glycymeris shell with portion of back removed, perforation on umbonal regi |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/57003 | Glycymeris shells, 4 with perforations in umbonal region, one with evidence of r |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/90182 | Shell, bivalve fragments, one perforated, one burned, worked |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Hornos
| |
| 46-73-10/88683 | Shell, bivalve |
Faunal Remain
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/88686 | Shell, bivalve |
Faunal Remain
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/57028 | Complete dosinia shell - 11.3 x 11.0 cm. |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/90678 | Shell, bivalve, worked and perforated at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Hornos
| |
| 46-73-10/89531 | Shell fragments, one worked with two perforations, one broken, 1 with single pe |
Utilized Shell
|
Pueblo de las Piedras
|