Catalog Number |
CAS 0143-0464 |
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Category |
Tools & Implements |
Object Name |
Charmstone |
Culture |
unidentified California Indian |
Global Region |
North America |
Country |
USA |
State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
County |
unknown |
Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
Maker's Name |
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Date of Manufacture |
unknown (pre-1906) |
Collection Name |
N/A |
Materials |
Stone |
Description |
Plumb bob shaped stone pecked and ground to overall cylindrical shape; Distal end is indeterminate; proximal end tapers to blunt conical point; Biconically drilled perforation is located near proximal end and shallow groove carved from one side and across top to opposite side; Surface is ground very smooth; color is dark gray. |
Dimensions (cm) |
Max Diam = 3.2, Length = 7.4 |