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Object Number 25-46-70/D2452
Display Title Stone used for grinding and crushing seeds, roots, and berries
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pounding stone, ovate, polished, rounded edges
Classification
  • Tools
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Murchison / Peak Hill
Additional Geographic Terms Horse Shoe
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 11.7 x 8.7 x 3.8 cm (4 5/8 x 3 7/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D2452
Provenance
Previous owner Previously owned by Mrs. Walter Badenach (1924)
Collector Unknown (1924)
Seller Unknown (1925)

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