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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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