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Object Number
46-73-10/53497
Display Title
Semi-lunate hoe-knife; convex working edge parallel to long axis & convex base;
Descriptions
Object Description
Semi-lunate knife/hoe with one convex working edge parallel to long axis and convex base; polished/bifacial flaking; tabular felsite?; Long, thin-edged, plates of metamorphic slate, used as hacking-knife blades.
Inventory Description
Stone edged tool, flat, semi-lunar, large, 1 edge serrated, 1 worked
Classification
- Edged Tools
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin XXV
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 22.5 x 12.4 x 0.9 cm (8 7/8 x 4 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/53497/ 1895b/ XXV
Provenance
Provenance
Frank Hamilton Cushing
(1886-1889)
Provenance
Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition
(1886-1889)
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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