Eastern Oregon pestle? and a bonus half point!

[littlewindmill829]

New here because I wanted to share what we found yesterday. I haven't seen any photos of grinding tools quite like this one with the bumps on the end, maybe it's something different? Found in the same area as this half arrowhead. Has anyone seen anything like this?

 

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[Tdog]

Never seen a pestle quite like that one either. May have a specialized use. Is the arrowhead petrified wood.?

 

[southfork]

Reminds me of a Salmon Packer.

 

[Tdog]

Thanks Dennis. I first thought you were joking with that "salmon packer" comment. I have never heard of that! I Googled it of course and saw some examples. Some of them remind me of the only pestle I've found here in Alabama. Will you elaborate on the details of it's use?

 

[southfork]

Thanks Dennis. I first thought you were joking with that "salmon packer" comment. I have never heard of that! I Googled it of course and saw some examples. Some of them remind me of the only pestle I've found here in Alabama. Will you elaborate on the details of it's use?

They were used to pound salmon to process to dry? also for pounding roots and berries.

 

[Tdog]

Thanks Dennis. I still can't help but wonder why they were shaped with the nodules as they are.

 

[southfork]

Thanks Dennis. I still can't help but wonder why they were shaped with the nodules as they are.

I did a search, and some are very ornate too fancy for pounding fish.

 

[Tdog]

Salmon Packer it is then!

 

[joshuaream]

Awesome pestle! The chips look pretty fresh, I'd keep my eye on that area. You might get lucky and find the other half!

 

[Relicgrubber]

Pretty cool! Could be Phallic Fertility Stone also...

 

[Tdog]

Awesome pestle! The chips look pretty fresh, I'd keep my eye on that area. You might get lucky and find the other half!

There's a couple of chips nearby that look like the same material.

 

[GB Paleo]

From the pictures it looks like its all there minus the chips off that one side. In the picture of it laying on the ground, the side opposite the chips has a rounded end, if broken in half it shouldn't be rounded like that.
Really nice find

 

[Tdog]

From the pictures it looks like its all there minus the chips off that one side. In the picture of it laying on the ground, the side opposite the chips has a rounded end, if broken in half it shouldn't be rounded like that.
Really nice find

Yes, that's what I'm seeing too.

 

[southfork]

Good eye I had to take another look.

 

[unclemac]

you found this where? PNW is well known for phallic pestles, and anamorphic ones too...could be a bear?

 

[Stunned]

It looks like a Baculite fossil.

 

[unclemac]

where did you find this?

 

[crj1968]

you found this where? PNW is well known for phallic pestles, and anamorphic ones too...could be a bear?

Agreed a quick search of "effigy pestle" and I think you'll see similar- crazy find right there! Point base is a heartbreaker- looks like agate to me....maybe

 

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[Stunned]

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