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Object Number 973-16-50/11504
Display Title Metate
Descriptions
Indigenous Term indano
Inventory Description Metate, stone, slightly concave 1 side, worn
Classification
  • Metate
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 45.7 x 23.1 x 7.8 cm (18 x 9 1/8 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-16-50/11504 & 111
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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