Shell Bracelet/Anklet | American Southwest Virtual Museum Image Galleries

Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260)

Description: Bracelet or anklet made from baby Glycymeris shells and found in Wupatki Pueblo. The edges of each individual shell are ground.

Average size of each shell: 0.9 cm x 0.8 cm x 0.15 cm ; 0.35 in x 0.32 in x 0.06 in.

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

Shell Bracelet, Alternate View

Shell Bracelet, Alternate View 2

Glycymeris Shell Bracelet

Perforated Glycymeris Shell

Perforated Glycymeris Shell, Alternate View

Glycymeris Shell Ring

Glycymeris Shell Bracelet

Glycymeris Shell Bracelet, Alternate View

Carved Shell Pendant or Bracelet Fragment

Shell Bracelet/Anklet

Glycymeris Shell Bracelets

Shell Bracelet and Raw Material

Shell Ring or Pendant

Ring or Pendant

Glycymeris Shell Bracelet

Information

Author: Dan Boone/Ryan Belnap, Bilby Research Center, Northern Arizona University

File: Wupatki_20091123_438.jpg

Filesize: 211 KB

EXIF Metadata

NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D200

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