Discoidal

Museum number:
1-255095
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3747
Description:
Perforated stone discs (or discoidals): all are ground and drilled unless otherwise noted. They very in size, shape and type of stone, and are smaller than those previously labeled “discoidals”. Disc; very even with smooth finish, flattened upper and lower surfaces and blunt edges, steatite,single chip, diameter 4.6 cm.
Donor:
Head Family
Collection place:
near Alpaugh, Tulare County, California
Collector:
A. F. Mayer
Object type:
archaeology
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Discoidal, accession number 1-255095, described as Perforated stone discs (or discoidals): all are ground and drilled unless otherwise noted. They very in size, shape and type of stone, and are smaller than those previously labeled “discoidals”. Disc; very even with smooth finish, flattened upper and lower surfaces and blunt edges, steatite,single chip, diameter 4.6 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Discoidal, accession number 1-255095, described as Perforated stone discs (or discoidals): all are ground and drilled unless otherwise noted. They very in size, shape and type of stone, and are smaller than those previously labeled “discoidals”. Disc; very even with smooth finish, flattened upper and lower surfaces and blunt edges, steatite,single chip, diameter 4.6 cm.

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