two sided metates

[Jon Stewart]

Anyone else have metates that were used on both sides of the rock?

 

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[Johnny X]

Almost all of ours are. Some of them worked all the way through.

 

[GatorBoy]

Most here are.

 

[Tnmountains]

Yes sir. I have stacks of them. Rare that they are not worked both sides. Even the lap stones.

 

[Jon Stewart]

Well there goes my thoughts that the few I have are on the rare side.

 

[Tnmountains]

Well there goes my thoughts that the few I have are on the rare side.

Haha. I like to think all my artifacts are rare! Here is a rare one I left on a stump after the plow drug it around. I am debating on hauling it out if it is still there. It was double dipped.

 

[painterx7]

Here is a rare one haha they had just started the other side but it's not really a metate ?

 

[Pancake]

Mine is double sided.

 

[painterx7]

So is this one just not nearly as used as the other I was thinking this was used for grinding something like nuts

 

[rock]

I have one that I found it is only on one side as a dimple but even the dimple isnt real easy to see so I dont believe it was used for very long. They probably found one they liked better. I dont find hardly any grinding bases here just the Grinders.

 

[Tnmountains]

Here is both sides of my best one.

 

[GatorBoy]

Geesh.. one matate fits all.
A little A.D.D. with that one?

 

[Jon Stewart]

Not sure we are talking about the same thing. The pictures show rocks with holes ground in them. My metate's are used to grind grains using a mano. One of mine has a 3" deep dish on it. If I knew how I would post some photo's.

 

[GatorBoy]

There are different types of manos and matate.. sounds like you might have one that was made to be used with a type of mano also called a roller pestle.
The matate posted above had it's indents made with a mano.

 

[GatorBoy]

 

[Jon Stewart]

If someone at there wants to PM me there mailing address I will send some hard photos of what have.

Reviewing Terry Baxters book which show photo's and descriptions, the SW metate's which I have are as described. Mine for the most part are rocks that are 12" to 14" , flat with a large warn flat area in the middle of the rock which appears to have been made with a mano. Out side of the large rock TN posted a photo of which is a large flat rock with a warn spot on the middle, the other rocks look much different.

 

[rock]

If your cell phone will take a pic you can send it to somebody on here that has access to the site and they can then upload it for you. I have had it done for me but dont know how to do it. I have a old cell phone.

 

[painterx7]

I gotcha Jon I'll send pics when I get home

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

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enlarge this photograph...a pile of southwest metate.

 

[GatorBoy]

Yowza.. his matate bigger than my matate.