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Large stone hand hammer, partly broken.
Large stone hand hammer, partly broken.
Object Number 15-36-10/86341
Display Title Large stone hand hammer, partly broken.
Descriptions
Object Description Large stone hand hammer, partly broken. Flat topped kind.
Inventory Description Pestle, ground stone, broken base
Classification
  • Food processing
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 17.4 x 9 x 6.6 cm (6 7/8 x 3 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 15-36-10/86341, 220
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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