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Catalog Number CAS 0147-0136   CAS 0147-0136; 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 just below shoulder; Distal end tapers abruptly to an almost rounded end; Proximal end tapers to form shoulder, then elongates forming tapering cylindrical neck with rounded end; Color is dark gray.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 3.7, Length = 7.9