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Catalog Number CAS 0147-0114   CAS 0147-0114; Charmstone
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
Date of Manufacture unknown (pre-1906)
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone
Description Plumb bob-shaped stone pecked and ground to overall cylindrical shape with maximum diameter below mid-section; Distal end tapers gradually to blunt point; Proximal end tapers very gradually and elongates, forming cylindrical neck with truncated end; 3 shallow grooves encircle neck and segment of groove spirals around mid-section; Color is gray-brown with fire clouds.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 3.3, Length = 13.5