- Name:
- Pestle / pounding stone (large)
- Description:
Large Native American quartzite pestle, approximately 10–11 inches long, with a cylindrical form and smoothed surfaces from repeated use in grinding and pounding plant materials.
- Accession Number:
- 2023.4.278
- Prior Inventory Number:
- MAS-1373
- Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- Pestle
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 11" x 2.5" x 2"
- Type/Materials:
- Quartzite
- Origin Continent:
- North America
- Origin Country:
- United States
- Origin State/Province:
- Unknown
- Origin City/Town:
- Unknown
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)
