Steatite

Museum number:
1-74578
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010074578
Accession number:
Acc.938
Description:
Steatite frag., smoothed and grooved
Donor:
Francis A. Riddell and Harry Starr Riddell Jr.
Collection place:
CA-Ker-40 (Tulamniu Mound 3), Kern County, California
Collector:
Francis A. Riddell and Harry Starr Riddell Sr.
Collection date:
April 4, 1948
Materials:
Soapstone (metamorphic rock)
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
1948
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Grooves may be natural and artifact may be dish frag.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Steatite, accession number 1-74578, described as Steatite frag., smoothed and grooved
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Steatite, accession number 1-74578, described as Steatite frag., smoothed and groovedDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Steatite, accession number 1-74578, described as Steatite frag., smoothed and grooved

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