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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0147-0129   CAS 0147-0129; 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 greatly expanded mid-section; Distal end tapers to blunt conical point; Proximal end tapers above widest point forming wide shoulder, then elongates forming cylindrical neck of indeterminate length or end; Color is brick orange with several gray fire clouds.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 4.8, Length = 6.8