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Object Number
46-73-10/54717
Display Title
Medicine stone (haury). crescent-shaped. equally pointed at both ends. horizonta
Descriptions
Object Description
"Small elaborately finished rasping stone of tufa grooved for suspension in polishing hollow surfaces in wood;" Crescent-shaped stone, equally pointed at both ends; horizontal groove extends around diameter in middle of piece; vesicular rhyolite. 5.9x1.9x1.7 cm.
Inventory Description
Stone, porous, crescent shaped, with annular groove at center
Classification
- Ground Stone
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Surface
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 5.9 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm (2 5/16 x 3/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/54717/ 195
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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