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Object Number
46-73-10/56995
Display Title
Worked glycymeris shells, edges smoothed, perforations on umbonal region - 4.0 a
Descriptions
Object Description
Worked glycymeris shells, edges smoothed, perforations on umbonal region - 4.0 and 4.9 cm.
Inventory Description
Organic, shells, bivalve, both perforated at hinge
Classification
- Utilized Shell
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin XXI
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 4.9 x 5 x 0.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
XXI; 2940; 46-73-10/56995
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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