Metate/Flat mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 6500 BC–1850 (Middle Holocene to Post-contact period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Southern California: Early Period, Middle Period, and Late Period
label: Previous owner
content: R. A. Le Baron (Alan R. Le Baron), Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: R. A. Le Baron (Alan R. Le Baron), Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of R. A. Le Baron (Alan R. Le Baron); purchased by MAI from R.A. Le Baron in 1927.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: 20 miles west of Borrego; Secret Valley (Lost Valley); San Diego 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: 15/5601
label: Barcode
content: 155601.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Metate/Flat mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground