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Object Number
46-73-10/90779
Display Title
Small collection of discarded mescal, found beneath floor of shallow sacrificial
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, floral remains, clumps of plant material, 9 clumps
Classification
- Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Hohokam
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arizona
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Sacrificial cave
Intrasite
Beneath floor of shallow sacrificial pocket
Additional Geographic Terms
Superstition Mountain Region
Materials
Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 13.3 x 5.2 x 2.9 cm (5 1/4 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
9
Label on object
3134
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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