Pestle

Object/Artifact

Old Colony History Museum

Name/Title

Pestle

Entry/Object ID

1927.26

Description

Stone pestle; one side is flat/worn; wider end gouged out; some discoloring; other side rounded with nicks (looks like mold); wider end is possibly the end used; very rough and gouged out

Made/Created

Date made

6000 BP - 400 BP

Time Period

Late Archaic - Late Woodland

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pestle, Food

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Food Grinding

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Preparation Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

pestles

Search Terms

SUBJECTS: Indigenous peoples

Material

Grey Argillite