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Catalog Number CAS 0147-0189   CAS 0147-0189; 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 expanded section toward distal end; Distal end tapers to rounded point; Proximal end tapers gradually, forming long cylindrical neck with truncated end; Color is mottled gray and brown.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 3.9, Length = 12.7