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Object Number 50-46-10/37586
Display Title Shaft smoother
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone abrading stone, shaft smoother, partially polished
Classification
  • Polishing stone
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Puebloan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / Catron County / <City> / Site 616
Intrasite Area b; room 1; floor; graph 1; item 62
Additional Geographic Terms Mariana Mesa; Quemado vicinity
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 7.1 x 4.3 x 2.9 cm (2 13/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50-46-10/37586; 1546
Provenance
Collector Dr. Charles R. McGimsey III
Expedition Peabody Museum Upper Gila Expedition

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