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Image Not Available for Fragments of shell used as raw material for ornaments, amulets, etc.
Fragments of shell used as raw material for ornaments, amulets, etc.
Image Not Available for Fragments of shell used as raw material for ornaments, amulets, etc.
Object Number 46-73-10/89305
Display Title Fragments of shell used as raw material for ornaments, amulets, etc.
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Guanacos
Additional Geographic Terms Salado, Lower
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
Ground stone ornaments, 2 scarab amulets and one fish amulet
79-71-50/19844 Ground stone ornaments, 2 scarab amulets and one fish amulet
Ornament
Thebes
Shell amulets
14-63-50/B528 Shell amulets
Ornament
Egypt
Image Not Available for Whetstone, nephrite; also used as amulets (dall.)
94-57-10/R57 Whetstone, nephrite; also used as amulets (dall.)
Point Barrow
Neck ornament with amulets?
99-12-50/53682 Neck ornament with amulets?
Necklace
Africa
Image Not Available for Amulets of carved jade; Zikadda and monkey (used at funerals)
30-76-60/L221 Amulets of carved jade; Zikadda and monkey (used at funerals)
China
6 jadite and serpentine amulets
55-8-20/19623 6 jadite and serpentine amulets
Ornament
Kaminaljuyu
Ivory amulets
66-47-10/44401 Ivory amulets
Ornament
Greenland
Neck ornament with amulets?
99-12-50/53683 Neck ornament with amulets?
Necklace
Africa
Neck ornament with amulets?
99-12-50/53684 Neck ornament with amulets?
Necklace
Africa
Corn husk amulets
45-25-10/28770 Corn husk amulets
Accessory
Arizona
Shell amulets
24-24-50/B3827 Shell amulets
Ornament
Cemetery 600
3 amulets, 1 bead, glazed beads, ostrich shell beads
24-24-50/B3879 3 amulets, 1 bead, glazed beads, ostrich shell beads
Archaeological
Gammai