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Stone hammer
Object Number 94-57-10/R567
Display Title Stone hammer
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hammer, polished black
Classification
  • Food processing
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • California
  • Plateau
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Oregon
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 19.5 x 9.5 x 9 cm (7 11/16 x 3 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object R567
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (1894)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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