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Object Number 46-73-10/57065
Display Title Shell needle with perforation at one end, curved - thickness: 0.5 cm., length: 6
Descriptions
Object Description Shell needle with perforation at one end, curved - thickness: 0.5 cm., length: 6.1 cm.
Inventory Description Organic, shell, utilized, long and tapered, with perforation at one end
Classification
  • Utilized Shell
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: 4.7 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm (1 7/8 x 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2483c/ 46-73-10/57065
Provenance
Provenance Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1886-1889)
Provenance Frank Hamilton Cushing (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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