Witmer Disc
97-563-277
From: North America | United States of America | Pennsylvania | Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) | Washington Boro | Witmer's Farm
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Witmer Disc |
| Object Number | 97-563-277 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Susquehannock |
| Provenience | North America | United States of America | Pennsylvania | Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) | Washington Boro | Witmer's Farm |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Period | Historic |
| Date Made | 1700-1740 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Stone |
| Description | Round black stone. "Probably used in ceremonial" (H. Newell Wardle) "A Susquehannock muller for crushing maize into meal. Very refined ones like this are found in women's graves." (John Witthoft) This example was not recovered from a grave, however. |
| Thickness | 5 |
| Outside Diameter | 10.5 |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-563-277 - Old Museum Number | 4607 - ANSP Number | 907 - Collector Number |
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