Offered here for your consideration are a Hohokam shell bracelet and miscellaneous pottery and stone miniature artifacts. Personal adornment is an ancient practice as evidenced by the delicate shell bracelets in this offering. Accompanied by a small painted pottery cup with a handle, a pottery scoop, vase and three legged bowl along with a stone mortar, this fascinating collection of prehistoric Hohokam items demonstrates that their lives were not all about mere survival, but they had time for both personal and material adornment. A fascinating addition to your collection so bid now!
PROVENANCE: Former Dr. Paul Alepa collection. Dr. Alepa, who passed in 2004, was a professor of medicine at the University of Arizona, former Chief of Rheumatology at Georgetown University Medical Center and Chief of Rheumatology Services at the VA Hospital in Washington, DC. These items have been in storage since Dr. Alepa's passing and are accompanied by an Artifact Disclosure Statement.
MAKER: Unknown.
APPROX AGE: Prehistoric. 
SIZE: Approximate measurements: Cup - 3 1/2 inches x 2 1/2 inches; Black pot - 3 1/2 inches x 1 5/8 inches; Mortar - 3 1/4 inches across x 1 3/8 inches tall; Shell bracelets - 2 3/4 inches across; Footed pot - 1 inch tall x 1 1/2 inches across; and small black pot - 2 inches across x 1 1/2 inches tall.
CONDITION: Average for their age, wear and imperfections expected. Please look closely at the pictures as they are an important part of our description and are hereby incorporated into the description, specifically with regards to condition.
HANDLING: There will be a $12 handling / packaging fee for shipping this lot.
SHIPPING: The actual cost of postage will be added on top of the handling charges.