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Prehistoric
2.125" H x 3.125" D Pestle 2.375" L x 1.375" D
Hand Carved from Stone
In Good Condition with a Chip out of the Rim of the Mortar Bowl
Mortar and Pestles were historically used for grinding medicines, herbs, acorns, or other materials in traditional healing and daily practices.
These tools date back thousands of years, with evidence from pre-Columbian (pre-1492) periods through early historic times. While larger versions were primarily for food, smaller mortars and pestles were often specifically used for grinding medicinal plants, herbs, minerals, or pigments for body paint and healing preparations. Among groups like the Miwok in California, small portable mortars ground medicines and paints. Lenape (Delaware) examples from the Northeast were small, handheld stone sets suited for medicines rather than large-scale grain grinding.
Condition:
Good
Tribe:
Anasazi - Hohokam - Salado - Caddo
Year Range:
Prehistoric / Pre Columbian AD 400-1500
Region:
California
Dimensions:
2.13 in3.13 in2.38 in1.38 in
Category:
Stone Artifacts - Censers - Paint Palettes - Donuts - Balls - Other
