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Image Not Available for Small bead; made from shell lining of marine borer, probably sacred.
Small bead; made from shell lining of marine borer, probably sacred.
Image Not Available for Small bead; made from shell lining of marine borer, probably sacred.
Object Number 46-73-10/90687
Display Title Small bead; made from shell lining of marine borer, probably sacred.
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Hohokam
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Hornos
Intrasite Ruin XIV
Additional Geographic Terms Salado Valley, Lower
Quantity 1
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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