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Carved Abalone Shell Pendant

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Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan

Description: Abalone shell carved into a bird pendant. Unfortunately, no provenience information is known for this artifact, so culture, period, and location of origin cannot be established.

Dimensions: 4.2 cm long x 1.0 cm wide.

Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card).