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Image Not Available for Fragment of large, iridescent abalone shell ornament.
Fragment of large, iridescent abalone shell ornament.
Image Not Available for Fragment of large, iridescent abalone shell ornament.
Object Number 46-73-10/90837
Display Title Fragment of large, iridescent abalone shell ornament.
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Kumeyaay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California / San Diego County / <City> / Shell heaps
Additional Geographic Terms Coronado Beach
Quantity 1
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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Ornament, iridescent shell, oval, slightly concave, perforated with fiber, crack
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Ornament
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Utilized Shell
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Utilized Shell
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46-73-10/57198 Piece of abalone shell. 1.3 x .7 cm.
Utilized Shell
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Utilized Shell
Las Acequias
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Utilized Shell
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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
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Pueblo de las Canopas
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Ornament
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Fishhook
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