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Object Number 46-73-10/57009A
Display Title Glycymeris shells, both with perforations in umbo and worn surfaces - sizes: 1.9
Descriptions
Object Description Glycymeris shells, both with perforations in umbo and worn surfaces - sizes: 1.9 x 2.0 and 1.5 x 1.6 cm.
Inventory Description Organic, shell ornament, bivalve, perforated at hinge
Classification
  • Ornament
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
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 1.9 x 2 x 0.6 cm (3/4 x 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2845c/ 46-73-10
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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