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Object Number
46-73-10/56930
Display Title
21 strung shell beads and 2 pieces of turquoise attached (1 broken, 1 irregular)
Descriptions
Object Description
21 strung shell beads and 2 pieces of turquoise attached (1 broken and 1 irregular triangular shape)
Inventory Description
Organic, shell beads, discoidal, and two turquoise beads, strng on fiber twine
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin XX
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Shell, Stone, Turquoise
Dimensions
Overall: 1.3 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm (1/2 x 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
23
Label on object
46-73-10
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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