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Object Number
46-73-10/53539
Display Title
Semi-lunate hoe-knife; 1 slightly convex working edge parallel to long axis & co
Descriptions
Object Description
Semi-lunate knife/hoe with one slightly convex working edge parallel to long axis and base, polished with bifacial flaking; convex base and sides retouched; tabular rhyolite. 24.8x8.7x1.1 cm.
Inventory Description
Stone knife, semi-lunar, one edge chipped, one edge chipped and polished
Classification
- Semi-Lunar Knife
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin XX
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 24.8 x 8.5 x 1.1 cm (9 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/53539/ 1690b/ XX
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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