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Limestone mortar with a ring of asphaltum around the grinding area. Found in Torre Cayon, Big Sur, California. It is probably Esselan (Per P. C. Klieger, Ph D) |
Stone mortar with a ring of asphaltum around the grinding area. Found in Torre Canyon, Big Sur, California. |
Lot mortar, pestle. The lot includes one round stone mortar and eight pestles or pestles fragments. Some of the pestels show use as a horizontal, or mano type. |
08/25/97
Description: Painting, Series 8.5.97 #10 Abstract painting with different tones of gold, with reddish-brown splashes over it. Matted showing raw edges of painting, in white with new gold frame.... |
Necklace made of stone white beads, with blue glass beads and red glass beads. It also has three silver round beads. Collected in Clearlake area. |
Beaded necklace made of white stone beads, insterspersed with red glass beads; there are two blue beads near the center. The necklace is finished in the neck with two gold color round beads and a... |
Old Spanish-Mexican filter of carved stone. Brought from Mexico for use in California From the History Information Station Object: Water filter carved from volcanic rock. The... |
c.1945-1955
A: Small cap pistol of silver colored metal, with a cross hatched handle grip, a red star on either side and the word "Trooper." B: Tan leather holster resembles tooled leather; has a... |
19th century
Amulet, ring shape carved. Represents reptile "Segmented worm-like creature, with two cross hatched beaver-like tails, biting its tail. Northern Northwest Coast, possibly Tlingit, 19th... |
Adze (chisel crossed out) "Tangless, quadrangular adze blade." (William Davenport, 2/95) "Adze blade. Hawaii. Typical. Agree with Davenport's cataloguing. Poll may be broken." (... |
Axe, gray stone, unmounted "Smooth sides. Beveled edge." (gray notebook) "Adze, N. Zea, Dr. K. Emory, Bishop Museum, 27-XII-62" (gray notebook) "Tangless, quadrangular axe... |
collected Sept 29 - Nov 28, 1911
Cooking stones, for cooking in baskets. Received from: Capt. George Barber |
collected Sept - Nov 28, 1911
Acorn anvil of wood with stone hammer. Used to crack and hull acorns. Received from: Capt. George Barber "One of the few extant acorn cracking anvils." (Craig Bates, 7/91) ... |
Mortar of stone Tub shaped, with rounded bottom (JMaas 1/96) |
Pestle, stone, symmetrical. Cylindrical, with rounded ends; rough finish (jm 1/96) |
collected prior to June, 1915
Celt, stone (defective). 2897 to 2910 $15.00 |
Mortar & pestle. Mortar, shallow & triangular. |
collected Dec. 30, 1910 - Jan. 12, 1911
Pestle, stone, small. Received from: Mrs. Kilbar Tapered, cylindrical (JMaas 1/96) |
collected Dec 30,1910 - Jan 12, 1911
Mortar, stone. Received from: Johnny Tecumseh Globular shape (JMaas, 1/96) |
Pestle, stone "Chumash."(RS, 3/79) "Grinding as versus a pounding instrument."(Lowell Bean, 7/92) Cylindrical shape (JM 1/96) |
collected Feb 21 - 25, 1912
Stone bed piece for mortar basket, used in grinding acorns. "A nice example of this little collected item." (Craig Bates, 10/91) |
2Mortar, bowl shaped "Salinan."(warehouse card) From the History Information Station "Object: Mortar (and pestle, 16.3106) collected in San Luis Obispo County, the traditional... |
collected April 18-28, 1914
Acorn hullers, stone. For cracking acorns. Received from: Edgar Wooldridge. Acorn anvil. For cracking shell of acorns. Received from: Edgar Wooldridge. From the History... |
collected April 18-28, 1914
Acorn anvil. For cracking shell of acorns. Received from: Edgar Wooldridge. From the History Information Station: "Object: Anvil stone and quartzite hammerstone collected among... |