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Catalog Number CAS 0147-0170   CAS 0147-0170; 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 near proximal end; Distal end tapers very gradually to indeterminate end; Proximal end tapers very abruptly, then elongates forming very short nipple-like projection; Color is mottled brown-gray.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 3.1, Length = 9.1