Boiling stones

Museum number:
1-214580a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm2101214580a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.1493
Description:
Steatite mush boiling stones.
Donor:
John S. Marvin and Mrs. John S. Marvin
Collection place:
Upper San Joaquin River, Madera County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; San Joaquin River; Upper San Joaquin River
Culture or time period:
Western Mono
Collector:
John S. Marvin and Mrs. John S. Marvin
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Cooking stones
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
3.25 pounds
Loans:
S1964-1965 #34a: University of Pennsylvania Museum (Philadelphia) (November 16, 1964–March 25, 1966) and S1964-1965 #72: Heard Museum (March 25, 1965–September 24, 1965)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Boiling stones, accession number 1-214580a,b, described as Steatite mush boiling stones.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Boiling stones, accession number 1-214580a,b, described as Steatite mush boiling stones.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Boiling stones, accession number 1-214580a,b, described as Steatite mush boiling stones.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Boiling stones, accession number 1-214580a,b, described as Steatite mush boiling stones.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Boiling stones, accession number 1-214580a,b, described as Steatite mush boiling stones.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Boiling stones, accession number 1-214580a,b, described as Steatite mush boiling stones.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Boiling stones, accession number 1-214580a,b, described as Steatite mush boiling stones.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Boiling stones, accession number 1-214580a,b, described as Steatite mush boiling stones.

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