Pestle, Stone Item Number: 8676 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Pestle or grinding stone of "two horned" variety. Locality: Klamath Indians, Klamath Marsh, Oregon.* "from south side of Klamath Marsh."** entered by RLM 7/20/1993 *Information is from the original accession ledger. **Information is from the accession file.

Geographical Search Terms

Great Basin Klamath County North America Oregon Pacific Northwest Plateau Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Pestle, Stone
Identification Number
8676
Type of Item
stone pestle
Material
vesicular basalt stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 15.0 cm, width 13.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1960.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Leslie Spier

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on October 17, 1925

Other

Accession Number
2097
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground