Stone

Object status:
Deaccessioned
Museum number:
1-16439
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.35
Description:
Small sphere of stone, said to be used as an acorn huller
Donor:
John Campbell Merriam and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Bear River, Placer County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
Bear River" county not specified. Powers is Known to have worked around Yosemite so likely the Placer County Bear river.
Culture or time period:
Central California Tribes
Collector:
Stephen Powers
Collection date:
before 1872
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
January 22, 1901
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
This object is likely ethnographic rather than archaeological
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Stone, accession number 1-16439, described as Small sphere of stone, said to be used as an acorn huller Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stone, accession number 1-16439, described as Small sphere of stone, said to be used as an acorn huller Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stone, accession number 1-16439, described as Small sphere of stone, said to be used as an acorn huller Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.

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