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Worked glycymeris shell, smoothed back, perforation on umbonal region - length:
Worked glycymeris shell, smoothed back, perforation on umbonal region - length:
Object Number 46-73-10/56993
Display Title Worked glycymeris shell, smoothed back, perforation on umbonal region - length:
Descriptions
Object Description Worked glycymeris shell, smoothed back, perforation on umbonal region - length: 5.6 cm.
Inventory Description Organic, shell, utilized, bivalve, perforated at hinge
Classification
Department Archaeological
Culture
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Intrasite Ruin XVII
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 5.6 x 5.8 x 0.4 cm (2 3/16 x 2 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object XIX/ 2842/ 46-73-10/56993
Provenance
Provenance Frank Hamilton Cushing (1886-1889)
Provenance Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1886-1889)
Collector Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector Frank Hamilton Cushing (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (11/15/1946)

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