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Hammerstone used to crush nuts for soup
Hammerstone used to crush nuts for soup
Object Number 08-17-10/73426
Display Title Hammerstone used to crush nuts for soup
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ga nuts tin
Object Description Hammerstone used to crush nuts for soup
Inventory Description Mano, stone, spherical with one side flattened, very minor pitting
Classification
  • Mano
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cherokee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Carolina
Additional Geographic Terms Qualla Reservation
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 7.2 x 10.5 x 9.2 cm (2 13/16 x 4 1/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73426
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (1907-1908 - 1908)
Donor Unknown (1908)

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