Steatite

Museum number:
1-53390
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
2-322 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.748
Description:
Pencil-like steatite fragment.
Donor:
United States National Museum
Collection place:
CA-Ker-60, Kern County, California
Collector:
Helen Langdon Strong and William Duncan Strong
Collection date:
1933-1934
Materials:
Soapstone (metamorphic rock)
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
1939
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 20 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Steatite, accession number 1-53390, described as Pencil-like steatite fragment.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Steatite, accession number 1-53390, described as Pencil-like steatite fragment.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Steatite, accession number 1-53390, described as Pencil-like steatite fragment.

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