Metate

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Metate

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.170

Description

Property M4: Large Metate with Channel. Object: implement, Artist/Maker: unknown (pre-1990, Northeast), Title/Model: Stone Metate with Drain, Date/Region: unknown / attributed to East Coast, Medium/Technique: stone / hand carved, Edition/Series: unique / 1 of 1, Size: 8.75" H x 15" W x 21" D, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: A large key-shaped implement, with a bowl on one end with what appears to be a channel, possibly for liquids to drain down to a lower point. On a trip to Taos in July, I spoke directly with several dealers and gallery owners about this implement, all agreeing that this is not of the Southwest.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Metate

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Mortar, Grain

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Grain Processing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Processing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2018