Object class: Culinary devices for cooking and heating / Media available: legacy documentation / Function: 1.5 Household - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Boiling stones, accession number 1-214580a,b, described as Steatite mush boiling stones.

Hearst Museum object titled Brazier, accession number 9-6607, described as Brass brazier; with wood handle painted red and green; height 3 1/4 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking stone, accession number 1-198237e, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking stone, accession number 1-198237d, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking stone, accession number 1-198237b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking stone, accession number 1-198237a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking stone, accession number 2-69174, described as Rock which has been melted; porous in a few places, red and greyish-black in color; some sand which was melted on one side. Used in mescal roasting pits by the Yavapai Indians. In early spring the just emerging mescal flower shoots were gathered and placed in the roasting pits where these rocks were heated in a big bonfire. Due to the extreme heat, some rocks melted.