Metate

Museum number:
2-13966
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.598
Description:
Metate, fragment. Sandstone, semicircular with damage to the bottom edge; a rippled surface and striated grooves around the edges. Maximum length - 28.4 centimeters; maximum width - 14.6 centimeters; and maximum depth - 4.0 centimeters.
Donor:
Albert B. Reagan
Collection place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
Albert B. Reagan
Collection date:
1927
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Ground stone and Metates
Accession date:
1924
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Metate, accession number 2-13966, described as Metate, fragment. Sandstone, semicircular with damage to the bottom edge; a rippled surface and striated grooves around the edges. Maximum length - 28.4 centimeters; maximum width - 14.6 centimeters; and maximum depth - 4.0 centimeters.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Metate, accession number 2-13966, described as Metate, fragment. Sandstone, semicircular with damage to the bottom edge; a rippled surface and striated grooves around the edges. Maximum length - 28.4 centimeters; maximum width - 14.6 centimeters; and maximum depth - 4.0 centimeters.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Metate, accession number 2-13966, described as Metate, fragment. Sandstone, semicircular with damage to the bottom edge; a rippled surface and striated grooves around the edges. Maximum length - 28.4 centimeters; maximum width - 14.6 centimeters; and maximum depth - 4.0 centimeters.

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