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Object Number
46-73-10/57024
Display Title
Shell beads
Descriptions
Object Description
121 olivella shells, most with spirals intact - 126 nassarius tegula shells - "used as beads" (haury) - range in length: 0.6 - 1.9 cm.
Inventory Description
Organic, shell beads
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin XIII
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 1.1 x 0.5 cm (7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
247
Label on object
46-73-10/57024
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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