Pestle

97-566-3

From: Mexico (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 97-566-3
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mexico (uncertain)
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Stone
Description

Worn dark grey stone, roughly cylindrical with a more pointed end. wide end is rough, but length is smooth, with some irregularities. Called a "mano" when used with a wide metate for grinding corn.

Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-566-3 - Old Museum Number | 3981 - ANSP Number

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