Mano/Grinding stone (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 6500 BC–AD 1800 (Early 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: Collector
content: John G. Ellis, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: John G. Ellis, Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: John G. Ellis, Non-Indian
label: MAI agent
content: George W. Avery (G. W. Avery/George Wynne Avery), Non-Indian, 1866-1927
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by John G. Ellis in 1915; purchased by George Heye/MAI from John Ellis in 1915 through George Wynne Avery (1866-1927, a mining superintendent who worked in Mexico and the Southwest).
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: Near Carson City; Carson City; Carson City; 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: 5/5135
label: Barcode
content: 055135.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mano/Grinding stone (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground