Metate

Museum number:
2-9031
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
40 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.290
Description:
Large object made of sandstone, with the appearance of a frame.
Donor:
Joseph Peterson
Collection place:
AZ-Silver Cr-NL- 4 (Flakes' Ruin), Navajo County, Arizona
Collector:
Joseph Peterson
Collection date:
1907
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Ground stone and Metates
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Possibly the remains of a shallow sandstone metate.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Metate, accession number 2-9031, described as Large object made of sandstone, with the appearance of a frame.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Metate, accession number 2-9031, described as Large object made of sandstone, with the appearance of a frame.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Metate, accession number 2-9031, described as Large object made of sandstone, with the appearance of a frame.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Metate, accession number 2-9031, described as Large object made of sandstone, with the appearance of a frame.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Metate, accession number 2-9031, described as Large object made of sandstone, with the appearance of a frame.

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