Sinker or hammerstone

Museum number:
1-66176
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.829
Description:
Flat sandstone cobble with notched sides and finished ends, one end pointed.
Donor:
Robert Fleming Heizer
Collection place:
Humboldt Lake Bed, Pershing County, Nevada
Collector:
Robert Fleming Heizer
Collection date:
1936
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Hammerstones and Sinkers (fishing)
Accession date:
1944
Context of use:
Sinker or hammerstone.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sinker or hammerstone, accession number 1-66176, described as Flat sandstone cobble with notched sides and finished ends, one end pointed.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker or hammerstone, accession number 1-66176, described as Flat sandstone cobble with notched sides and finished ends, one end pointed.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker or hammerstone, accession number 1-66176, described as Flat sandstone cobble with notched sides and finished ends, one end pointed.

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