Pestle (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 3000 BC–1850 (Middle Holocene to Post-contact period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Northern California: Early Period, Middle Period, and Late Period
label: Previous owner
content: George W. Avery (G. W. Avery/George Wynne Avery), Non-Indian, 1866-1927
label: Seller
content: George W. Avery (G. W. Avery/George Wynne Avery), Non-Indian, 1866-1927
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George Wynne Avery (1866-1927, a mining superintendent who worked in Mexico and the Southwest); purchased by George Heye from George W. Avery in 1914.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Shasta 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: 3/6685
label: Barcode
content: 036685.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Pestle (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground