PUBLIC "-//University of California, Los Angeles::Fowler Museum of Cultural History//TEXT (US::NUCLA::333::Southern Coastal California (Chumash & Gabrieleno) Indian Archaeolgical Collections)//EN" "sccindia.xml" Finding Aid for the Southern Coastal California (Chumash & Gabrieleno) Indian Archaeolgical Collections Southern Coastal California (Chumash & Gabrieleno) Indian Archaeolgical Collections Processed by Fowler Museum staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from database files, imported into MS Access and Notetab Pro; Date of source: 2006. Description is in English. Descriptive Summary Southern Coastal California (Chumash & Gabrieleno) Indian Archaeolgical Collections n/a University of California, Los Angeles. Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Archaeology Collections Facility n/a University of California, Los Angeles. Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Archaeology Collections Facility
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
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[Identification of item], Southern Coastal California (Chumash & Gabrieleno) Indian Archaeolgical Collections, Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Archaeology Collections Facility, University of California, Los Angeles.

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Subjects Chumash Indians Indians of North America --California. Container List Gabrielino steatite pipe undated Chumash sandstone mortar undated Chumash steatite pipe undated Chumash incised steatite comal / pendant undated Chumash model canoe undated Chumash arrow straightener undated Chumash steatite arrow straightener undated Chumash stone pestle Early (6000 B.C.) - Historic (A.D. 1800)

C. King noted that the stone was degraded sandstone.

Chumash have identified it as a yellow ochre paint stick.

 Chumash vessicular basalt sweat stone/pestle undated Chumash thick pelican effigy-front Middle (500 B.C.) - Late Period (A.D. 1800) Chumash bone awl Middle (500 B.C.) - Late Period (A.D. 1800) Chumash juncus trinket basket fragment undated Chumash chert knife Late Period (A.D. 1250 - 1800) Chumash granite pestle blank Early (6000 B.C.) - Historic (A.D. 1800) Chumash volcanic small mortar Late Period (A.D. 1250 - 1800) Chumash finishing stone Middle (500 B.C.) - Late Period (A.D. 1800)

Worked on both sides.

Used for finishing stone tools.

 Chumash sandstone pestle Early (6000 B.C.) - Historic (A.D. 1800) Gabrielino limpet shell ring undated Fernandeno shell beads Middle Period, phase 1 - 2 (500 B.C.-A.D. 500) Chumash thin pelican effigy Middle (500 B.C.) - Late Period (A.D. 1800) Gabrielino whale effigy undated Gabrielino incised steatite comal undated Gabrielino abalone shell fishhook Late Period (A.D. 1250 - 1800) Gabrielino steatite memory pendant-front undated Chumash bone fish gorge Late Period (A.D. 1250 - 1800) Chumash compound bone fish barb Late Period (A.D. 1250 - 1800) Chumash bone hairpin undated Chumash memory stone Early (6000 B.C.) - Historic (A.D. 1800) Chumash asphaltum grass skirt weights undated Chumash quartz drill Late Period (A.D. 1250 - 1800) Chumash willow stick figure fragment undated Chumash basalt pestle Middle (500 B.C.) - Late Period (A.D. 1800) Chumash basalt mano Early (6000 B.C.) - Historic (A.D. 1800)

Chumash commented on possible use as massage stone.

 Chumash yucca quids (4) undated Gabrielino bird bone whistle undated

Has one stop and asphaltum plug in end.

 Chumash asphaltum fragments (3) Early Period (6000 B.C.) - Historic (A.D. 1800) Gabrielino basin metate undated Gabrielino abalone shell container Late Period (A.D. 1250 - 1800)

Two drill holes in bottom.

 Chumash sandstone anvil/pestle blank Early (6000 B.C.) - Historic (A.D. 1800) Chumash granite mortar blank/weight Early (6000 B.C.) - Historic (A.D. 1800)

May have been used as balast for canoe.