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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian
Title:Mortar
Type:Container
Materials:Stone
Place Made:North America; United States; Connecticut
Measurements:Overall: 6 in x 5 1/2 in x 5 3/4 in; 15.24 cm x 13.97 cm x 14.605 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK 2006.1611.INV
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
 

This object is under review for NAGPRA-sensitivity.

Recent updates to NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) require consent from lineal descendants and/or affiliated Native American Tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations before displaying or researching cultural items. We have removed the public image of this belonging until we can learn more about the wishes of affiliated Tribal officials or the descendants of those who made it.

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Description:
Reddish-brown rock with a slightly concave top.

Label Text:
SKINNER LABEL: Stone bowl. Found on Ernest Fuller Farm.

SKINNER CATALOGUE: Indian implements from Somers, Conn. Purchased from Henry Johnson. 1939

Tags:
ancient; Native American; indigenous people; archaeology

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