Grinding stone

Museum number:
2-12908
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.598
Description:
Grinding rocks, used in grinding paint in the medicine ceremonies of the Navajo
Donor:
Albert B. Reagan
Collection place:
Cornfields District, Apache County, Arizona
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
Albert B. Reagan
Collection date:
1926
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Grinding stones
Accession date:
1924
Context of use:
grinding paint in the medicine ceremonies
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Grinding stone, accession number 2-12908, described as Grinding rocks, used in grinding paint in the medicine ceremonies of the NavajoHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Grinding stone, accession number 2-12908, described as Grinding rocks, used in grinding paint in the medicine ceremonies of the Navajo
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Grinding stone, accession number 2-12908, described as Grinding rocks, used in grinding paint in the medicine ceremonies of the NavajoDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Grinding stone, accession number 2-12908, described as Grinding rocks, used in grinding paint in the medicine ceremonies of the Navajo

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