Mortar

Museum number:

1-220807

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ark:/21549/hm21010220807

Alternate number:

709 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.1180

Description:

mortar

Donor:

James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr

Collection place:

Amador County, California

Verbatim coll. place:

California; Amador

Collector:

James A. Barr and Willis Lynch

Collection date:

August 1897

Object type:

archaeology

Object class:

Ground stone and Mortars (grinding tools)

Accession date:

1956

Department:

Native California (archaeology and ethnology)

Comment:

Description: "See #674." From field notes: "...The remainder of the mortars and pestles were secured at farm houses, being in use in most cases as watering "troughs" for chickens...

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