carried from camp to camp and used for various purposes.
This stone was obviously ground out with modern equipment.
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Mortar Stones |
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| Many old mortar stones and pestles end up in back gardens. |
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| Often, the pestles are missing as they were lightweight and
could be carried from camp to camp and used for various purposes. |
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| A very old and unusual stone mortar with a collection of pestles. |
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| This mortar broken either from repetitive pounding or to prevent its re-use by others. |
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| Often, found mortars and pestles are sold for cash then re-sold in antique shops. |
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| But "let the buyer beware" as modern fakes sometimes claim to be native made. |
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| This "nut cracker" had steel-bit bore marks with drilled out center points. |
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| Indigenous people used stone-on-stone to craft mortars. This stone was obviously ground out with modern equipment. |
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| Small "hammer stones" grouped with a rod-shaped "grinder" pestle. |
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| The large, irregular-shaped mortar attracted my attention. |
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| Is it simply a worn-smooth stone from a creekbed or was it used in food preparation? |
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| But then I stumbled upon this "artifact". |
| Never heard of the term "lap stone" or seen examples before. But it sure does look like my stone/pestal. I'd be thrilled to confirm that my "hunch" about my stone is justified. |
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