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Catalog Number CAS 0147-0191   CAS 0147-0191; 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 below mid-section; Distal end tapers to very blunt tip; Proximal end tapers very gradually, then elongates to indeterminate end; Shall groove spirals downward from proximal end and partially encircles sides; Color is brick orange.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 3.4, Length = 8.9