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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American
Title:Net weights
Type:Tool - Weight/Measure
Materials:Stone
Place Made:North America; United States; Massachusetts; Marblehead
Measurements:Overall: 3/4 in x 2 7/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 1.9 cm x 7.3 cm x 4.1 cm
Accession Number:  MH 111.F.1-2
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. Gregory.
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Granite slate weights used in spinning. 1)Black stone weight, irregularly shaped with a hole through one end. 2) Vaguely bell-shaped granite weight with holes on either end. Deep notches on one side.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; Native American; indigenous people

Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+111.F.1-2

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