Pestle, Food

Object/Artifact

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Old Colony History Museum

Name/Title

Pestle, Food

Entry/Object ID

1890.4

Description

Pestle; conical shape; flat area near base; gouge at tip; base has crack-like fissure; other side has brown stain, flat over toward center from Basel tip worn

Made/Created

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 Cooking utensils Food preparation Eating & drinking

Material

Green Argillite