Pestle, Stone Item Number: 2.5E1512 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
White stone rounded at one end and angled at other end which has been ground to a smooth surface. Rounded bottom surface is 9.5 cm and top surface is 5 cm with angled, smooth end. Rounded end has a 2.5 cm x 4 cm reddish-brown area. It appears to be part of stone. Used with mortar to crush and grind seeds and corn.
Credit Line
Gift of Museum of History and Industry
Notes
Other Number: 1980-105/1140 MOHAI (6204/6)
Geographical Search Terms
Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States
Item History
- Collected by Robert B. Whitebrook on January 1, 1954
What
- Name
- Pestle, Stone
- Identification Number
- 2.5E1512
- Type of Item
- stone pestle
- Material
- stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground
- Overall
- length 0.0 cm, width 7.5 cm, height 7.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 740.0 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Robert B. Whitebrook
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on January 1, 1954
Other
- Accession Number
- 1980-105
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 0
- Excavated By
- Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)
- Excavation Date
- 12/02/1975
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Ground