- Name:
- Wampanoag Ground stone pestle (elongated form)
- Description:
Large Native American (Wampanoag) ground stone pestle made of fine-grained greenstone or basalt, measuring approximately 22 inches, with a tapered working end and visible use-wear from prolonged grinding or pounding activities.
Museum note lists “Effigy pestle (Snakes) Wampanoag Indian”
*Previously identified as a Atlatl*
- Accession Number:
- 2023.6.1107
- Prior Inventory Number:
- 1-07
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- Atlatl, Pestle
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 22 x 2 x 2
- Type/Materials:
- Greenstone, Stone
- Origin Continent:
- North America
- Origin Country:
- United States
- Origin State/Province:
- MA
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)
