Polishing stone

Museum number:
1-14093
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010014093
Alternate number:
234e (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.334
Description:
Small rough stone, fine grained, said to be a polisher for steatite vessels or shell beads.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Sonoma County, California
Collector:
Charles P. Wilcomb
Collection date:
1898-1902
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Polishing stones
Accession date:
1908
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Polishing stone, accession number 1-14093, described as Small rough stone, fine grained, said to be a polisher for steatite vessels or shell beads.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Polishing stone, accession number 1-14093, described as Small rough stone, fine grained, said to be a polisher for steatite vessels or shell beads.

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