| Catalog Number |
CAS 0147-0123 |
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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 |
|
| 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 slightly below mid-section; Distal end tapers very gradually to blunt point with possible shallow groove carved across tip; Proximal end tapers even more gradually to indeterminate end; 4 segments of shallow groove spiral around sides; Color is mottled brick orange and gray. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Max Diam = 2.5, Length = 17.2 |