Rubbing stone

Museum number:
1-27004
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.629
Description:
Stone; used for rubbing down dried pottery before firing.
Donor:
Anna Hadwick Gayton and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Dunlap, Fresno County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Fresno; Dunlap
Culture or time period:
Wobonutc
Collector:
Decorative Arts Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ground stone and Rubbing stones
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1927
Context of use:
Used for rubbing down dried pottery before firing.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Rubbing stone, accession number 1-27004, described as Stone; used for rubbing down dried pottery before firing.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Rubbing stone, accession number 1-27004, described as Stone; used for rubbing down dried pottery before firing.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rubbing stone, accession number 1-27004, described as Stone; used for rubbing down dried pottery before firing.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rubbing stone, accession number 1-27004, described as Stone; used for rubbing down dried pottery before firing.

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