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Object Number
36-1-50/1857
Display Title
2 ovoid stone pestles
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ground stone pestles, ovate, 1 with pointed ends, other with rounded ends
Classification
- Pestle
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Africa / French West Africa
Africa / French West Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Valley of Niger
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 8.4 x 5.4 cm (11 x 3 5/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
36-1-50/1857; Vallee Du Niger
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-1-50/1858 | 2 large cylindrical stone pestles |
Pestle
Raw Material |
French West Africa
Nigeria | |
| 36-1-50/1855 | 2 small stone pestles |
Pestle
Raw Material |
Nigeria
French West Africa | |
| 36-1-50/1834 | 2 Broken pounding stones or pestles |
Pestle
Raw Material |
Aouker
Aouker | |
| 36-1-50/1830 | 3 stone pestles |
Pestle
Raw Material |
Aouker
Aouker | |
|
Image Not Available
for Conical stone pestles
| 17-6-30/C7824 | Conical stone pestles |
Pestle
|
Bo Florida
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Cylindrical stone pestles
| 17-6-30/C7823 | Cylindrical stone pestles |
Pestle
|
Bari
| |
|
Image Not Available
for 3 sandstone pestles
| 55-60-50/9950 | 3 sandstone pestles |
Pestle
|
Sudan
| |
| 96-19-10/48180 | Stone pestles |
Pestle
|
William Allen Farm
| |
| 36-1-50/1831 | 2 stone pestles - medium sized |
Pestle
Raw Material |
Aouker
Aouker | |
| 96-19-10/48181 | Stone pestles |
Pestle
|
William Allen Farm
| |
| 76-46-10/10421 | Pestles, broken |
Pestle
|
Ipswich
| |
| 99-30-10/56363 | Pestles, 1 broken |
Pestle
|
John Sajamore's Indian village
|