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Object Number
46-73-10/54178
Display Title
Abrading-rasping stone. ovoid, shaped like miniature open ended trough metate. r
Descriptions
Object Description
Ovoid abrading or rasping stone shaped like a miniature open-ended trough metate; raised rim along sides; rounded bottom and sides; vesicular basalt. 8.2x6x3.2 cm.; Small, artificially oval rasping stone of brown tufa on face worn flat by use.
Inventory Description
Stone abrading tool, porous, ovoid, one face deeply concave
Classification
- Abrading Stone
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin XX
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 x 5.9 x 3.2 cm (3 1/4 x 2 5/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/54178/ 1656a
Provenance
Provenance
Frank Hamilton Cushing
(1886-1889)
Provenance
Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition
(1886-1889)
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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