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Object Number
46-73-10/90677
Display Title
Shell, bivalve fragment, possibly worked
Descriptions
Object Description
Very large, flat, massive bivalvular shell, designed for use as paint plate; Dosina ponderosa
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, utilized, bivalve fragment, possibly worked
Classification
- Utilized 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: 6 x 7.4 x 0.5 cm (2 3/8 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
4239c/ 46-73-10/52020/ Hornos/ VII/ 52
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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