LARGER INDIAN ARTIFACTS
COLLECTED BY CECIL HANSON
Below is a listing of grinding stones of the type used by native Americn Indians to process seeds and nuts to make edible foods and other products. Their origin is unknown. The dates aquired were in the 1960's or earlier. Some of the pieces were found during excation of a housing development on San Rafael Terrace in Pasadena, CA in 1957. The smaller hand held stone (mano or pestle) that are shown with the larger bowl or flat stone (metate or mortar) illustrate how the two stones were used and are not the original mates.

1. Bowl Mortar with a Pestle
 17"x12"x5"

2. Bowl Mortar with a Pestle
5-1/2" Diameter, 3-1/2" High

3. Broken Bowl Mortar with a Pestle
28"x16"x6"

4. Bowl Mortar with a Pestle
11" Diameter and 6" High
 

5. Bowl Mortar on Three Legs with a Pestle
9" Diameter and 4" High
 

6. Bowl Mortar with a Pestle
8"x6"x8"

7. Flat Mortar with a Pestle
8"x8"x1"

8. Flat Mortar with a Pestle
10"x7"x2"

9. Bowl Mortar on Three Legs with a Pestle
8" Diameter and 4" High

10. Three Hand Held Grinding Stones (Monas)
3"-5"

11. Bowl Mortar with a Pestle
 28"x16"x5"

LARGER INDIAN ARTIFACTS
NO LONGER IN THE COLLECTION

Gifted to Don Lomas, long time friend
 

Gifted to Tom McHenry, neighbor