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1. Abrader and mortar

Museum number:
3-23038
Object class:
Abraders, Ground stone, and Mortars (grinding tools)
Collector:
Mrs. Richard D. Strong and Richard D. Strong
Collection place:
Site 61A (Strong), Espiritu Santo Island, Baja California Sur
Collection date:
December 1961-May 1963

2. Amulet

Museum number:
10-73
Object class:
Amulets and Pestles
Function:
1.5 Household and 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collection place:
Philippines

3. Anvil or pestle

Museum number:
16-3837
Object class:
Ground stone and Pestles
Collector:
Robert P. Miller
Collection place:
Maravilla site, La Montanita, Venezuela
Collection date:
August 1931

4. Arrow and mortar

Museum number:
11-45124
Culture or time period:
Maring
Object class:
Arrows (projectiles), Ground stone, and Mortars (grinding tools)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collection place:
Ndwimba Basin, Central Highlands, Papua Province

5. Asphalt fragments

Museum number:
1-33787
Object class:
Ground stone, Mineral and rock samples, and Pestles
Collector:
Ronald Leroy Olson
Collection place:
CA-SBa-1, Santa Barbara County, California
Collection date:
1928

6. Axe

Museum number:
11-2588
Object class:
Axes (stone tools) and Metates
Collection place:
Portland, Victoria, Australia

7. Bamboo mortar for betel nut

Museum number:
11-32751
Culture or time period:
Micronesian and Yap
Object class:
Ground stone and Mortars (grinding tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Collection place:
Lamer village, Rull municipality, Yap Island

8. Bamboo mortar for betel nut

Museum number:
11-32745
Culture or time period:
Micronesian and Yap
Object class:
Ground stone and Mortars (grinding tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Collection place:
Merur Village, Tomil municipality, Gagil-Tamil Island

9. Basalt footed metate

Museum number:
3-3349.2
Object class:
Ground stone and Metates
Collector:
Ralph L. Beals
Collection place:
Sonora, Mexico
Collection date:
1931

10. Basalt pestle fragment

Museum number:
1-139554
Object class:
Ground stone and Pestles
Collector:
Gordon L. Grosscup and Robert J. Squier
Collection place:
CA-Sis-143, Hovey Point, Lava fields