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Object Number 46-73-10/44324
Display Title Terra cotta bird's head
Descriptions
Object Description Small pottery bird head from a Tonto Polychrome effigy jar.
Inventory Description Ceramic effigy fragment, shaped as a bird head, black, white and red
Classification
  • Effigy
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin XIII
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 3.1 x 3.4 x 3.6 cm (1 1/4 x 1 5/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2778/ 46-73-10/44324/ XIII
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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