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Object Number 38-120-10/17842
Display Title Shell pendant
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shell, bivalve fragment, long and thin with perforation, possible pendant
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Antelope Mesa / Awatovi
Intrasite Room 491, 50-100 cm.
Additional Geographic Terms Antelope Mesa
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 2.4 x 1.2 x 0.1 cm (15/16 x 1/2 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-120-10/17842
Provenance
Provenance Dr. John Otis Brew (1938)
Provenance Peabody Museum Awatovi Expedition (1938)

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