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Object Number 39-97-10/20090
Display Title Shell pendant
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell, fragments
Classification
  • Shell
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Antelope Mesa / Awatovi
Intrasite Test 51, room 8, 100-150 cm.
Additional Geographic Terms Antelope Mesa
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 1.3 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm (1/2 x 9/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Provenance
Provenance Dr. John Otis Brew (1939)
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1939)

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