SMALLER INDIAN ARTIFACTS
COLLECTED BY CECIL HANSON

Paint Pot
Bought at a Trading Post in Prescott, AZ in the 1950's.
4-1/2" Diameter, 2" High

Mortar and Pestal
Reported to be originally from Sonamo, CA. Bought in Fort Bragg Antique Shop in 1964
4-1/2" Diameter, 3" High

Mortar Bowl
Bought from collector of Indian Artifacts in Alhambra, CA ca 1966
4-1/2" Diameter, 3" High
 

Paint Pot
Bought in Sedona, AZ in the 1960's.
3-1/2" Diameter, 2-1/2" High

Indian "Mona" Stone Used to Grind Food Such as Nuts
Found in field with other artifacts during grading of San Rafael Terrace ~1957
3" Diameter x 2" High

Fish Net Weight
Bought at Fort Bragg, CA Antique Store in 1964
3" Long, 1-1/2" Diameter

Stone Hammer Head - 3/4 Groove
Bought from Pasadena Antique Dealer ca 1967
4" Long, 3" Wide

Stone Hammer Head - Full Groove
Southwest Museum of Los Angeles has hammer head of this type on display.
Acoma, AZ is the oldest city in the United States
Bought from collector of Indian Artifacts in Alhambra, CA ca 1966
3-1/2" Long, 2" Wide

Stone Hammer Head - 3/4 Groove
Bought in Chico, CA
5" Long, 3-3/4" Wide

Flint Volcanic Glass from Mexico
5-1/2" Long
Stone Ax
3-1/4" x 1-1/2"
Gift from Daisy and Ross Dickinson 1967

Indian Stone Ax Head
 Origin unknown - may not be a relic
 5" x 2-1/2"
Indian Stone Used in Games
Gift from Mrs. Frederic Thomassen ~1967
2-3/4" Diameter


Indian Arrow Straightener
Bought in Pasadena Antique Store ~1967
3-1/2"x5-1/2"x5/8"
Stones for Shelling Corn and Iron Square Nail
Bought in Sedona, Arizona ~1968
3" - 4" Long
Smoothed Stone - Possibly Used for Scrubbing Animal Hides
Bought in Pasadena Antique Store ~1966
9"x5" (May not be Indian)
Indian Stone Tool Possibly Used for Breaking Shellfish
Found in fire pit on Catalina Island 18" below surface 1965
5'1/2"x3"
Eight Indian Arrowheads and Black Stone
Found on windward side of Catalina Island 1965
Approximately 1" - 2" Long
Abalone Shell
 Found in fire pit on Catalina Island 18" below surface 1965
4"x3"