Rubbing stone
- Museum number:
- 2-13953
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21020013953
- Accession number:
- Acc.598
- Description:
- Sandstone; rectangular. Terrace-like erosions on one side.
- Donor:
- Albert B. Reagan
- Collection place:
- Sunrise Springs, Apache County, Arizona
- Verbatim coll. place:
- Arizona; Apache; Sunrise Springs
- Culture or time period:
- Navajo
- Collector:
- Albert B. Reagan
- Collection date:
- ca. 1927
- Object type:
- ethnography
- Object class:
- Ground stone and Rubbing stones
- Accession date:
- 1924
- Context of use:
- Used in mixing paints in medicine ceremonies. If the patient dies, it cannot be used again.
- Department:
- Native US and Canada (except California)
- Dimensions:
- 8.5 centimeters and 14 centimeters
- Legacy documentation:
-