Charmstone

Museum number:
1-255222
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Accession number:
Acc.3747
Description:
Unperforated charmstone; long-necked “plummet”, flattened tips, one side is flattened and tips are battered, banded green/tan stone with remains of coating (may have been polished by collector)
Donor:
Head Family
Collection place:
South Central California
Collector:
A. F. Mayer
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Charmstones
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Charmstone, accession number 1-255222, described as Unperforated charmstone; long-necked “plummet”, flattened tips, one side is flattened and tips are battered, banded green/tan stone with remains of coating (may have been polished by collector)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charmstone, accession number 1-255222, described as Unperforated charmstone; long-necked “plummet”, flattened tips, one side is flattened and tips are battered, banded green/tan stone with remains of coating (may have been polished by collector)

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