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Object Number
46-73-10/57072
Display Title
Incomplete shell needle - both ends broken - length: 4.2 cm., width: 0.2 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description
Incomplete bone needle - both ends broken - length: 4.2 cm., width: 0.2 cm.
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, utlized shell fragment, worked, possibly the start of needle
Classification
- Utilized Shell
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin XIV
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 3.9 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm (1 9/16 x 1/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2504; 46-73-10/52017
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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