Mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 3000 BC–AD 1800 (Middle Archaic to Post-contact period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Western Archaic and Late Pre-Contact Traditions and Great Basin peoples (archaeological)
label: Seller
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana); purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
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: 25 feet below surface of cave near cliff dwellings; Nevada; 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: 7303
label: Barcode
content: 007303.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground
label: Dimensions
content: 30.5 x 27.9 cm