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Three groundstone implements
Object Number 2004.29.420
Display Title Three groundstone implements
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Fig. 21. --Three Stone Relics, with a groove around them, (nat. size) probably used as hammers or war-clubs; found in 1864, with numerous other Stone Relics, imbedded in auriferous gravel 10 feet below the surface, on Indian Gulch, near Spanish Flat, El Dorado Co., Cal. / [In C. D. Voy's Cabinet, University of Cal., Oakland.]"
Keywords
  • Manufacture and General Utility
  • Weaponry and Warfare
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • war club
  • Hammer
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Pre-Columbian Californian styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California / El Dorado County
Additional Geographic Terms Indian Gulch, near Spanish Flat
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.34 x 16.51 cm (5 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)

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