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Image Not Available for Ditto; much thicker, coarser granite.
Ditto; much thicker, coarser granite.
Image Not Available for Ditto; much thicker, coarser granite.
Object Number 46-73-10/90797
Display Title Ditto; much thicker, coarser granite.
Descriptions
Object Description Large, hollowed, granite slab, used as combined metate and mortar;
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Hohokam
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Gila Valley; Las Tortillitas Mountains
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector Frank Hamilton Cushing (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (11/15/1946)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for Ditto-of granite, much wider, thicker and more rounded by user.
46-73-10/88471.3 Ditto-of granite, much wider, thicker and more rounded by user.
Las Acequias
Image Not Available for Ditto-well finished, but slightly worn; larger and much broader of granite river
46-73-10/88437 Ditto-well finished, but slightly worn; larger and much broader of granite river
Las Acequias
Image Not Available for Ditto; rounder and thicker.
46-73-10/89188 Ditto; rounder and thicker.
Los Guanacos
Image Not Available for Ditto- of granite, finer grained for fine mealing.
46-73-10/88463.2 Ditto- of granite, finer grained for fine mealing.
Las Acequias
Image Not Available for Ditto; of granite, worked at edges.
46-73-10/89234 Ditto; of granite, worked at edges.
Los Guanacos
Image Not Available for Ditto; much worn showing use as receptacle for black paint; perforated at margin
46-73-10/88643 Ditto; much worn showing use as receptacle for black paint; perforated at margin
Las Acequias
Image Not Available for Ditto: much rounded by use.
46-73-10/88299 Ditto: much rounded by use.
Casa Grande
Mortar and/or metate, ground stone, slab-shaped, shallow oval depression
46-73-10/90796 Mortar and/or metate, ground stone, slab-shaped, shallow oval depression
Mortar
Raw Material
Near ancient rain tank
Image Not Available for Ditto; larger, spoon partion only much worn by use.
46-73-10/88815 Ditto; larger, spoon partion only much worn by use.
Las Acequias
Image Not Available for (a) Ditto-thin, broad; made from side of broken, coarse lava matate. (b) Much sm
46-73-10/88452 (a) Ditto-thin, broad; made from side of broken, coarse lava matate. (b) Much sm
Las Acequias
Image Not Available for Ditto; very much polished at sides and showing secondary use as shaping-stone or
46-73-10/89190 Ditto; very much polished at sides and showing secondary use as shaping-stone or
Los Guanacos
Square cover - white cotton plain weave with weft stripes of coarser cotton in d
36-48-20/4411 Square cover - white cotton plain weave with weft stripes of coarser cotton in d
Fabric
Guatemala