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Object Number
46-73-10/90679
Display Title
Shell, bivalve, highly polished
Descriptions
Object Description
Round bivalvular shell, worked at margin and perforated at apex; designed for incrustation with mosaic work and use as sacred dance gorget.
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, utilized, bivalve, highly polished
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: 4.4 x 4.2 x 0.5 cm (1 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
4241c/ 46-73-10/52020/Hornos/ III/ 280
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-73-10/88684 | Shell, bivalve, worked with perforation at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/89304 | Shell fragments, bivalve, one worked rim, one with two perforations |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Guanacos
| |
| 46-73-10/88685 | Shell, bivalve with perforation at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/90678 | Shell, bivalve, worked and perforated at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Hornos
| |
| 46-73-10/90772 | Shell, bivalve ornament, highly worked, incised decoration, perforated at hinge. |
Ornament
|
Ciudad de la Mesa
| |
|
| 46-73-10/88686 | Shell, bivalve |
Faunal Remain
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/88683 | Shell, bivalve |
Faunal Remain
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/90677 | Shell, bivalve fragment, possibly worked |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Hornos
| |
| 46-73-10/88682 | Shell, bivalve with perforation at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/90795 | Shell, bivalve, highly polished exterior |
Utilized Shell
|
Las Cenizas
| |
|
| 46-73-10/88687 | Shell, bivalve, worked with perforation at hinge |
Utilized Shell
|
Las Acequias
| |
| 46-73-10/88681 | Shell, small bivalve, flattened at apex and perforated at hinge, polished |
Shell
|
Las Acequias
|