Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected or acquired by Charles E. Smith (1873-1955, of Fall River, Massachusetts) between 1900 and 1950; inherited by his wife Minnie V. Smith (1879-1971); purchased by MAI from Minnie V. Smith in 1963.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Late Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Collector
- Charles E. Smith, Non-Indian, 1873-1955
- Previous owner
- Charles E. Smith, Non-Indian, 1873-1955
- Minnie V. Smith (Mrs. Charles E. Smith), Non-Indian, 1879-1971
- Seller
- Minnie V. Smith (Mrs. Charles E. Smith), Non-Indian, 1879-1971
- Date created
- AD 1000–1600 (Late Woodland period)
- Object Name
- Pestle
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Ground
- Object Type
- Food Gathering and Preparation
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