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Image Not Available for Large, thick block of sandstone, showing use for grinding, and as paint mortar.
Large, thick block of sandstone, showing use for grinding, and as paint mortar.
Image Not Available for Large, thick block of sandstone, showing use for grinding, and as paint mortar.
Object Number 46-73-10/89208
Display Title Large, thick block of sandstone, showing use for grinding, and as paint mortar.
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Guanacos
Additional Geographic Terms Salado, Lower
Provenance
Collector Frank Hamilton Cushing (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (11/15/1946)

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Mexico
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Los Guanacos
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Image Not Available for Sandstone paint-slab
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France
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Abrading Stone
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Image Not Available for Paint-stone or grinding stone
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Los Muertos