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Metate/Flat mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
Date created
1000 BC–AD 900 (Early to Late Woodland period)
Culture/People
possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Seller
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Collector
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Collection History
Surface collected in 1929 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by MAI in 1929.
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Place
Bank of the Catawba River; Catawba River; Catawba Reservation; York County; South Carolina; USA
See related items
Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
Food Gathering and Preparation
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/4186
Barcode
164186.000
Object Type
Food Gathering and Preparation
Object Name
Metate/Flat mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Ground
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws662167d33-a464-4399-9bf6-9bc74667ff50
Record ID
NMAI_175980