Steatite

Museum number:
1-10511
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010010511
Alternate number:
3 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.216, Acc.217, Acc.218, Acc.220, Acc.222, Acc.226, Acc.227, Acc.229, Acc.230, Acc.231, Acc.234, Acc.235, Acc.236, Acc.237, Acc.238, Acc.241, Acc.242, Acc.243, Acc.244, Acc.245, Acc.246, Acc.249, Acc.250, Acc.251, and Acc.254
Description:
Stone, steatite (with numerous artificial cuppings), irregularly shaped.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Mineral Station, Calaveras County, California
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1906
Materials:
Soapstone (metamorphic rock)
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
1906
Context of use:
Possbily for cooking.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 24 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Steatite, accession number 1-10511, described as Stone, steatite (with numerous artificial cuppings), irregularly shaped.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Steatite, accession number 1-10511, described as Stone, steatite (with numerous artificial cuppings), irregularly shaped.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Steatite, accession number 1-10511, described as Stone, steatite (with numerous artificial cuppings), irregularly shaped.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Steatite, accession number 1-10511, described as Stone, steatite (with numerous artificial cuppings), irregularly shaped.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Steatite, accession number 1-10511, described as Stone, steatite (with numerous artificial cuppings), irregularly shaped.

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