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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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