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Object Number 46-73-10/90676
Display Title Bivalvular shell
Descriptions
Object Description Very large, flat, massive bivalvular shell, designed for use as paint plate; Dosina ponderosa
Inventory Description Organic, shell, bivalve
Classification
  • Shell
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Hohokam
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Hornos
Intrasite Ruin VII
Additional Geographic Terms Salado Valley, Lower
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 11 x 11.4 x 0.4 cm (4 5/16 x 4 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 4238c/ 46-73-10/52020/ Hornos/ VII/ 230
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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