Metate
| Object Number: | 29-44-705 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Basketmaker |
| Provenience: | Southwest Colorado Southeastern Utah |
| Culture Area: | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Vesicular Basalt |
| Height: | 9 cm |
| Length: | 23.5 cm |
| Width: | 21 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Charles D. Hazzard; subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1896 |
Description
Square metate carved from a porous, gray stone. Shallow depression in the grinding surface with a slight ridge around it along three sides.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, and Apache (20 May 1995 - 2013) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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