Object: Mortar and pestle

Date: unknown

Materials: stone

ECCHS & Museum permanent collection, 2.64—2

On a daily basis, California Indians used stone mortars and pestles similar to these.

In this area they were used primarily to grind and mash acorns. However, they could also be used to grind seeds, corn, and dried fish, as well as to mix tobacco and paint.

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