Charmstone

Object status:
Deaccessioned
Museum number:
1-54904
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
Cre. #2 (original number) and Crem 2 (burial number)
Accession number:
Acc.763
Description:
Granite charmstone, phallic, perforated.
Donor:
Richard K. Beardsley, Robert Fleming Heizer, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
CA-Mrn-242, Drakes Estero, Drakes Bay
Verbatim coll. place:
Cremation #2
Collector:
Richard K. Beardsley and Robert Fleming Heizer
Collection date:
June 1940
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Charmstones
Accession date:
1940
Context of use:
Burial.
Department:
Associated funerary objects
Dimensions:
length 75 millimeters
Loans:
S1986-1987 #33: Smithsonian Institution (May 15, 1987–March 18, 1988)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Charmstone, accession number 1-54904, described as Granite charmstone, phallic, perforated. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charmstone, accession number 1-54904, described as Granite charmstone, phallic, perforated. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charmstone, accession number 1-54904, described as Granite charmstone, phallic, perforated. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.

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