Metate/Flat mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 8000 BC–1850 (Early 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: Previous owner
content: William M. Fitzhugh (William MacPherson Fitzhugh), Non-Indian, 1853-1929
label: Seller
content: Estate of William M. Fitzhugh
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William M. Fitzhugh (1853-1929, a San Francisco collector); purchased by MAI from the estate of William M. Fitzhugh in 1936.
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place: label: Place
content: 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: 19/2699
label: Barcode
content: 192699.000
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