Mano

Mano

Rectangular, gray pitted flat rock with rounded edges.
  • Object: Mano
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Circa: -
  • Dimensions: 6" long 41/2" wide 0 lbs, 14.2 oz
  • Culture Area: Southwest
  • Cultural Group: Unknown
  • 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: Unknown
  • Catalog #: 35.021