Name: Columbia River Pestle
SKU: NW990596076
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Columbia River Pestle

15th - 19th Century7.125" L x 2.25" DHand Carved with a Well Defined Hand Hold Including Shaped Thumb Rest found 10 Miles Above Kettle Falls...

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15th – 19th Century

7.125″ L x 2.25″ D

Hand Carved with a Well Defined Hand Hold Including Shaped Thumb Rest found 10 Miles Above Kettle Falls Oregon

In Very Good Condition with Minor Wear to Working End

A Columbia River pestle is a type of ancient stone tool commonly associated with Native American (Indigenous) peoples of the Columbia River region in the Pacific Northwest, particularly in areas of present-day Oregon and Washington, such as near The Dalles, Wakemap Mound, and the broader Columbia Plateau and Basin.

These pestles were grinding tools used primarily for processing foodsuch as pounding and grinding nuts, seeds, roots (like camas or wapato), berries, dried salmon, or other plant materialsoften in conjunction with stone mortars or flat grinding stones. They date from prehistoric times (pre-contact, before the 18th19th centuries) and reflect long-standing traditions in the region’s archaeology, with forms that remained relatively unchanged for millennia.

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