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Object Number 46-73-10/57254
Display Title Deer metapodial, carved, use unknown. l: 21.3 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description Deer metapodial, carved, use unknown. l: 21.3 cm.
Inventory Description Organic, bone point, split with carved vertical groove one side
Classification
  • Point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin VII
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 21.5 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm (8 7/16 x 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2657; 46-73-10/57254
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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