Grinding Stone for Metate
CultureHonduran
MediumSteatite
DimensionsOverall: 12 × 2 3/4 inches (30.48 × 6.99 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-170/48
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ProvenanceFound in the Ulúa Valley, Honduras, by Gregory Mason, no. 1342, 1932 [1];
Acquired as part of the finds from the Ulúa Valley expedition by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.
NOTES:
[1] National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, accession lot 1934.0014, object lists. The Nelson-Atkins and the Heye Foundation co-sponsored an archaeological expedition to the Ulúa Valley region of Honduras in 1932. The expedition was led by Gregory Mason.
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