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Object Number
36-131-10/8299
Display Title
Shell ornament (?) fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell fragment, highly irridescent on one side
Classification
- Utilized Shell
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Navajo County
/
Hopi Reservation
/
Antelope Mesa
/
Awatovi
Intrasite
Room 229, lower fill
Additional Geographic Terms
Antelope Mesa
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 2.4 x 0.1 cm (1 3/16 x 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
179/ 36-131-10/8299
Provenance
Provenance
Dr. John Otis Brew
(1936)
Provenance
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1936)
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