Identify these artifacts - Pics

[Nancy Olympia WA]

Hi all -

I'm looking for help identifying these stone tools found by my Dad on our small farm while digging out by the barn in the mid 60's. Property is on Puget Island in the middle of the Columbia River, Cathlamet, Washington.

If you don't know what they are, any ideas on how or who I could contact to find out?

Thank you and great Sunday,
Nancy

 

[vayank54]

Welcome to Tnet. I don't know that much about Indian relics but the center one looks like something they would use to grind grain or something. There are people one here who will know for sure though.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

The piece in the middle is a Pestle. I'm not sure the other two are anything at all.

 

[vayank54]

The piece in the middle is a Pestle. I'm not sure the other two are anything at all.

that's it. I couldn't remember what they were called. DUH

Nancy. Can you post pics of the sides of the other two items?

 

[Nancy Olympia WA]

The piece in the middle is a Pestle. I'm not sure the other two are anything at all.

that's it. I couldn't remember what they were called. DUH

Nancy. Can you post pics of the sides of the other two items?

Yes - I can. Your help is greatly appreciated.

 

[cthulhu]

Yes - I can. Your help is greatly appreciated.

The second one in your last set of pics is obviously an archaic bicycle seat.

 

[fyrffytr1]

The last piece looks like a stopper for a jug. It would have a loop of some sort sticking out of the slot for pulling it out of the jug. Don't know if native americans had anything like that. Is it stone or pottery?

 

[Nancy Olympia WA]

The last piece looks like a stopper for a jug. It would have a loop of some sort sticking out of the slot for pulling it out of the jug. Don't know if native americans had anything like that. Is it stone or pottery?

It is stone. I grew up with these things around the house, to include lots of arrowheads. My Mom thought that thing was a net weight.

The native americans that would have made/used these tools lived just inland to the Columbia River in SW Washington. It is a HUGE river with deep, swift moving water with tides.

To me, that little thing wouldn't be much of a net weight considering the body of water it would have been used in.

Any other ideas? Or folks I could contact?