| Catalog Number |
CAS 0147-0139 |
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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 just slightly below mid-section; Distal end tapers to blunt conical point; Proximal end tapers more gradually to truncated conical point; Segments of 2 shallow grooves spiral around sides in opposite directions; Color is gray-brown. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Max Diam = 3.1, Length = 11.2 |