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Object Number 46-73-10/56923
Display Title 485 whole shell beads, 25 fragments of shell beads - diameter range: .2-.5 cm.,
Descriptions
Object Description 485 whole shell beads, 25 fragments of shell beads - diameter range: .2-.5 cm., thickness range: .05-.3 cm.
Inventory Description Organic, shell beads, white, black, brown, and green
Classification
  • Bead
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 0.3 x 0.3 x 0.1 cm (1/8 x 1/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 100+
Provenance
Provenance Frank Hamilton Cushing (1886-1889)
Provenance Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1886-1889)

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