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Mimbres pottery and cave artifacts collected by R.C. Eisele of Silver City
Mimbres pottery and cave artifacts collected by R.C. Eisele of Silver City
Object Number 34-13-10/100559.1.9
Display Title Mimbres pottery and cave artifacts collected by R.C. Eisele of Silver City
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Mimbres. New Mexico. Mimbres pottery and cave artifacts collected by R.C. Eisele of Silver City, Grant Co., N.M. Photographs purchased by C.B. Cosgrove. 24" Diam. and 27" Diam.
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Household
  • Human Remains
  • Manufacture and General Utility
Subject
  • Worked Stone
  • Pottery
  • Basket
Department Photographic
Date ca. 1933
Culture
  • Pueblo
  • Basketmaker
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / Grant County
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 20.32 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Provenance
Collector Cornelius Burton (Burt) Cosgrove Sr.
Donor Donated by Carnegie Institution of Washington

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