Corn Grinding Tool Item Number: E128 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Metate (part a) is three-legged, with two legs at the low end and one leg at the high end. The mano (part b) is a rectangular tapered piece. Dark grey colour.
History Of Use
For grinding corn
What
- Name
- Corn Grinding Tool
- Identification Number
- E128 a-b
- Type of Item
- tool
- Material
- igneous stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Part A
- height 15.5 cm, width 19.0 cm, depth 26.0 cm
- Part B
- height 19.5 cm, width 4.5 cm, depth 4.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Central Mexico
- Received from
- Unknown (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mexico
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 89