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Object Number 34-91-50/782
Display Title 2 grinding stones
Descriptions
Object Description Grinding stones
Inventory Description Grinding stones, 1 flat side, 1 rounded side.
Classification
  • Grinding stone
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maragoli
  • Hamite
  • Tereki
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 x 11.5 x 7.2 cm (6 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 34-91-50/782

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