Pestle (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1500 BC–1850 (Late Holocene to Post-contact period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Southern California: Early Period, Middle Period and Chumash (archaeological)
label: Possible collector
content: Orville T. Littleton (O.T. Littleton/Orville Thomas Littleton), Non-Indian, 1885-1967
label: Previous owner
content: Orville T. Littleton (O.T. Littleton/Orville Thomas Littleton), Non-Indian, 1885-1967
label: Seller
content: Orville T. Littleton (O.T. Littleton/Orville Thomas Littleton), Non-Indian, 1885-1967
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of amateur archaeologist Orville T. Littleton (1885-1967) and possibly collected by him; purchased by MAI from Orville Littleton in 1940.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Cave, Boney Mountain; Ventura County; California; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/2584
label: Barcode
content: 202584.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Pestle (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Ground