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Object Number 46-73-10/90688
Display Title Shell pendant
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell ornament, pendant, discoidal, perforated, incised
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Hohokam
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Hornos
Intrasite Ruin III
Additional Geographic Terms Salado Valley, Lower
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 2.4 x 2.5 x 0.4 cm (15/16 x 1 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/90688/ 4250
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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