Hohokam / Anasazi  Shell Jewelry Fragments- Red-On-Buff Pot Sherd -Spindle Whorl

Description

Pre-1450AD ancient Hohokam / Anasazi Shell Jewelry from Glycymeris Shells and a Hohokam Re-On-Buff pottery sherd.
These ancient Hohokam pieces of shell jewelry are made from Glycymeris shells.
In the ancient United States Southwest, the culture group archaeologists call the Hohokam inhabited the area from northern Mexico on the south to the Colorado River on the west, the Agua Fria to the north and the Gila River to the east. From about A.D. 50 to 1450, these people were known for their ornaments of personal adornment, especially those manufactured from marine shells collected from the Gulf of California, with a minor amount from the Pacific coastal waters off southern California.
Beads and pendants made from whole shells and ornaments made from cut or ground shells were quite popular throughout the Hohokam era. But the ornament form that sets the Hohokam apart from other groups is the shell bracelet, which was made from the Glycymeris shell, also known as the bittersweet clam.
Archaeologically, bracelets first appear in the Santa Cruz River valley during the Early Ceramic Period (A.D. 50–500) in small numbers.
This lot includes:
2 pieces of ancient Hohokam shell bracelet fragments
1 piece of ancient Hohokam shell drilled pendant fragment
1 piece of ancient Hohokam pottery fragment drilled to use as a spindle whorl
1 piece of ancient Hohokam Red-On-Buff pottery sherd.
The photo of the whole shell is for reference only.  It is NOT included.  I just wanted you to see what a whole shell would have looked like when the ancient Hohokam got it from the Gulf of California.
These ancient pieces were legally obtained in Arizona.