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THBLarge Native American Hohokam Stone Metate + Mano
Lot 101c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Join us for Part Two of a spotlight on two fabulous collections, one from Lumberton, Texas, and the other from Whisnant Gallery in New Orleans. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Salt River Valley area, Hohokam people, ca. 12th to 14th century CE. A large slab-style metate, carved from volcanic stone, displaying a porous surface with mottled hues of charcoal and ash grays, and a mano pecked from a similar dark gray basalt rock. The metate is a rectangular tray shape with a shallow depression in the center formed from countless hours of scraping and grinding the hefty mano stone over the surface - eventually the interior well would be ground down to resemble a trough. Metates are similar to mortar and pestles in that they were developed as nether stones in food preparation such as grinding herbs and corn into flour, and other utilitarian purposes, such as pulverizing clay to temper fine particles. A great example of this large tool! Size (metate): 10.5" L x 11.5" W x 2.25" H (26.7 cm x 29.2 cm x 5.7 cm); (mano): 7" L x 4" W (17.8 cm x 10.2 cm)
Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#159867Old loss related to age and use on the front lip of metate. Find site and inventory number written on surface of both. Modern blue paint speckles of metate.Condition
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