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Object Number
46-73-10/86861
Display Title
Shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, worked univalve, perforated lengthwise
Classification
- Utilized Shell
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin XXI
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 3.6 x 1.7 x 2 cm (1 7/16 x 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
XXI/ 2928
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-73-10/56963 | Interior portion of strombus shell (catalogue identification) - 5.4 cm. |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/86810 | Shell |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/57093 | Fragment of turritella shell - length: 3.2 cm. |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/57146 | Fragments of smoothed , worked shell. |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/57117 | Fragment of shell with smoothed edges--cardium? |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/56999 | Piece of worked cardium shell, bright orange in color |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/57056 | Conus shells, with spires removed |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/56962 | Columbella shells, worked, used as whole shell beads (haury), one unnumbered, bu |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/57094 | 46 complete olivella shells - 37 nassarius tegula shells |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/57096 | Shells: 8 whole nassarius; 13 olivella, 7 without spires, 2 perforated near spir |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/57105 | Whole olivella shell. |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/57120 | Olivella shell--surface smoothed, spire removed. |
Utilized Shell
|
Las Acequias
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