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SKU: 25-1365

Chumash Pestle

$420.00

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15th - 19th Century 

8.125" L x 2.375" D

Hand Built from Stone with a Flatted Bottom and a Pointed Top

In Very Good Condition

Chumash pestles are stone grinding tools traditionally used by the Chumash people, indigenous to the coastal regions of Southern and Central California (primarily around the Santa Barbara Channel, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo areas). They were paired with stone mortars (or sometimes basket hoppers) for processing foods, especially acorns, nuts, seeds, and other plant materials.

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Chumash

Year Range: Prehistoric / Pre Columbian AD 400-1500

Region: California

Dimensions: 8.13 in2.38 in

Category: Stone Artifacts - Mortar - Pestles - Mano - Matate

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