Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2018-0001-0002 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Pestle | |
| 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 (pumice) | |
| Description | Stone pestle made of extremely light pumice basalt; Roughly conical with flat base; Original pocked surfaces of raw materials are still visible overall; Overall color is light to dark gray; Collected by biologist and naturalist Joseph S. Dixon (1884-1952), prior to 1920. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 18.7, Width = 12.4, Length = 13.6 | |