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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)
Previous owner
Previously owned by
Uskwanu Swimmer
Donor
Unknown
(1908)
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