Mano

Mano

Groundstone, flat slab mano, probably of basalt. Rectangular in shape with rounded corners.
  • Object: Mano
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Circa: -
  • Dimensions: 5 3/4" L x 4 3/8 W
  • Culture Area: Southwest
  • Cultural Group: Prehistoric
  • Cultural Context: A mano is a hand-held milling stone, used with the metate (a larger, stable, lower milling stone) to grind corn and other grains into flour. Common artifact in the Southwest and Mesoamerica.
  • Donor: -
  • Catalog #: 35.008