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Catalog Number CAS 0147-0150   CAS 0147-0150; 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 (one side is flattened) with maximum diameter at mid-section; Distal end tapers to rounded point; Proximal end tapers slightly more gradually, forming cylindrical neck with truncated end; Color is gray-brown.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 3.2, Length = 10.9