Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2018-0001-0001 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Mortar | |
| Culture | Karuk or Shasta | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | Mt. Shasta vicinity | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone: basalt (scoria) | |
| Description | Basin mortar made from a large irregularly shaped rock; Relatively deep depression has been pecked into upper surface of mortar on one face for grinding; Original pocked surfaces of raw material are still visible overall; Color is light to dark gray; Collected by biologist and naturalist Joseph S. Dixon (1884-1952), prior to 1920. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.2, Width = 25.4, Length = 32.8 | |