Pestle

Museum number:
1-224073
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Accession number:
Acc.1828
Description:
Natural cobble, quartzite; roughly triangular in shape.
Donor:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection place:
South Fork, Madera County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Madera; South Fork
Culture or time period:
Western Mono
Collector:
Mrs. Frances Sherman
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Quartzite
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ground stone and Pestles
Accession date:
1964
Context of use:
For food preparation. Used in a bed rock mortar. "These pestles are selected for weight and "fit" in the hand.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
4 grams, length 24.8 centimeters, and width 17.8 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Pestle, accession number 1-224073, described as Natural cobble, quartzite; roughly triangular in shape.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Pestle, accession number 1-224073, described as Natural cobble, quartzite; roughly triangular in shape.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Pestle, accession number 1-224073, described as Natural cobble, quartzite; roughly triangular in shape.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pestle, accession number 1-224073, described as Natural cobble, quartzite; roughly triangular in shape.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pestle, accession number 1-224073, described as Natural cobble, quartzite; roughly triangular in shape.

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