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Object Number 46-73-10/57259
Display Title Lumps of pigment (yellow ochre?), found in cardium shell or dosina shell.
Descriptions
Object Description Lumps of pigment (yellow ochre?), found in cardium shell or dosina shell.
Inventory Description Raw mateiral, pigment fragments, yellow
Classification
  • Raw Material
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 Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 4.9 x 4.1 cm (1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 2679d; 46-73-10/57259
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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