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Object Number 40-79-10/22583
Display Title Stone mortar
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mortar, ground stone, flat base, uneven rim, chipped
Classification
  • Mortar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Taos
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / Taos County / <City> / Pueblo of Taos
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 15.8 x 16.5 x 6.9 cm (6 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-79-10/22583/ 16/1554
Provenance
Collector Capt. John G. Bourke (1869-1880)
Donor Mrs. Sarah Bourke James (1940)

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