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Object Number
46-73-10/53542
Display Title
Lunate hoe-knife; 1 slightly concave working edge parallel to long axis; polishe
Descriptions
Object Description
Lunate knife/hoe with one slightly concave working edge parallel to long axis; polished and bifacially chipped; base convex and partially retouched; tabular felsitic. 18.8x9x1.2 cm.
Inventory Description
Stone knife, semi-lunar, straight edge serrated, both faces bevelled at blade
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 IX
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 18.7 x 8.9 x 1.1 cm (7 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/53542/ 1298/ IX
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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