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Object Number
33-54-10/1497
Display Title
Short pestle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ground stone pestle?, body flares to flat pounding surface, flared at knob on handle end, losses along pounding edge and along knob
Classification
- Pestle
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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California
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Humboldt County
/
Indian Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Humboldt Bay
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 16.3 × 8.2 × 8.6 cm (6 7/16 × 3 1/4 × 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
33-54-10/1482
Provenance
Collector
John H. Goodale
(?-1867)
Owner
George G. Lowell
(1867-?)
Donor
Donated by
A. Lawrence Lowell
(7/14/1933)
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