Zoomorphic Mortar and Matching Pestle | American Southwest Virtual Museum Image Galleries

Description: Pumice paint mortar, shaped to resemble a frog or turtle, and matching oval pestle.

Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 3.2 cm (mortar) and 3.8 x 3.2 cm (pestle).

Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - mortar, catalog card - pestle).

Possible Pestle

Possible Pestle

Possible Pestle, Alternate View

Incised Argillite Paint Mortar

Mortar and Pestle

Natural Cup-shaped Concretions

Mortar and Pestle

Mortar and Pestle

Mortar with Malachite Pieces

Mortar with Limonite

Mortar with White Pigment

Pumice Mortar and Ball

Miniature Mortar and Ball

Miniature Basalt Mortar

Miniature Metate

Zoomorphic Mortar and Matching Pestle

Sandstone Pestle

Sandstone Mortar

Information

Author: Ryan Belnap/Monica Saaty, Bilby Research Center, Northern Arizona University

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Canon Canon EOS 50D

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