Anvil

Museum number:
L-12823
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
Acquisition No. 1 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.806
Description:
Pit stone anvil for cracking nuts
Donor:
Jeremiah B. Lillard and Sacramento County Board of Education
Collection place:
CA-Sol-NL-5, Solano County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
Per further research this is likely from Winter's Mound, Wolfskill which is located in Solano County
Collector:
Jeremiah B. Lillard and L. H. Wilson
Collection date:
1932
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Acorn anvils
Accession date:
February 16, 1942
Context of use:
For cracking nuts.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Anvil, accession number L-12823, described as Pit stone anvil for cracking nutsHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Anvil, accession number L-12823, described as Pit stone anvil for cracking nuts
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Anvil, accession number L-12823, described as Pit stone anvil for cracking nutsDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Anvil, accession number L-12823, described as Pit stone anvil for cracking nuts

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