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Image Not Available for Highly finished white shell carving, representing head of crested woodpecker.
Highly finished white shell carving, representing head of crested woodpecker.
Image Not Available for Highly finished white shell carving, representing head of crested woodpecker.
Object Number 46-73-10/86793
Display Title Highly finished white shell carving, representing head of crested woodpecker.
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin XVII
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
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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