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Mortar and Pestle
Description: Vesicular basalt mortar with a basalt pestle. Dimensions: 29.8 x 27.3 x 16.5 cm (mortar; outer), 22.3 x 10.3 x 11.4 cm (mortar; inner); 7.5 inches long, base diameter 3.5 inches, handle 3.5 inches, handle diameter 2 inches (pestle). Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - mortar; catalog card - pestle).
Pumice Mortar
Description: Oval pumice mortar. Dimensions: 23.2 x 14.7 x 8.9 cm (outer); 20.3 x 12 x 3.1 cm (inner). Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card).
Pestle
Description: Basalt pestle. Dimensions: H 15.2, Diam. 7.6, Groove diam. 3.8 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card).
Sandstone Pestle
Description: Sandstone pestle resembling a grooved maul. Dimensions: Max. Diam. 6.67, H 8.57 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card).
Grooved Mortar
Description: Mortar with a transverse groove on opposite side. Dimensions: 6.35 x 3.18 x 3.18 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card).