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06-20-2011, 08:53 PM
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Great Basin mano or ??????
This thing has always perplexed me. I have handled oodles of Great Basin manos but I have never come across one like this which is why I think it could be something else, but what? The Great Basin natives rarely put much work into a mano. This piece is pecked and ground to death and it's very symmetrical. It's nearly perfectly flat on the bottom and round on the top, much like a small loaf of bread. Atlatl weight crossed my mind but I think it's too big and heavy for that. It's just over 10" long by 3.25 wide by 1.437 thick. Mano or ??????
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06-20-2011, 08:55 PM
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It is a Mano.. or at least a Rolling Pin type Mano....
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06-20-2011, 11:15 PM
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Thats a remarkable one..We find loads of pieces of those ...We called 'em
"the long metates"  My son found both parts to one a year apart..I post a pic or two.
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06-21-2011, 04:45 AM
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That mano is a beauty man. Round side for initial grinding, flat side for finer grinding?
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06-21-2011, 12:34 PM
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Mano, Floyd. We find 'em in all lengths to nearly 12".
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