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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0147-0200   CAS 0147-0200; 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
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone
Description Plumb bob-shaped stone pecked and ground to overall shape; Maximum diameter is at mid-section; Globose body tapers to blunt point on distal end; Proximal end also tapers abruptly, forming high shoulder, then elongates forming short, cylindrical neck with diagonally truncated end; Color is light brown.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 4.7, Length = 7.3