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Stone Pestle
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Stone Pestle
Stone Pestle

Stone Pestle

Date1899
Mediumstone
DimensionsOther: 7.3 × 17.2 cm (2 7/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsTools
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-858
Object numberHRC 00858
Descriptionpestle, ground and peecked from single piece of black stone into cylindrical shape flaring at both ends. phallic shape top; is rounded, base flat and pitted.
collected in Skidegate
Published References'Indian Artifacts of the Northwest Coast' Hilary Stewart
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