Hello!
So I was gifted this metate from an old time friend (who lives, and has lived his whole life in Bell County, Texas, U.S.A.), and I was wondering if anyone has any information regarding the artifacts' age and potential association with the indigenous people of Texas (most likely central Texas)?
I tried to look up information for the surrounding counties of Texas, and their indigenous people, and I could not find any definitive information. It certainly does not look like a modern replica, as the previous owner of this artifact has a very keen eye for spotting replicas.
Could it possibly be an artifact from the Buttermilk Creek complex (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttermilk_Creek_complex) found at the Debra L. Friedkin Paleo-Indian archaeological site in Bell County, Texas? Or could it be a Comanche metate? Any information or potential information leads would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you in advance for your time!
Thank you for sharing this (and hello from Texas!). I look forward to what the group can offer here, as I am not sure and I know identifying based on location is extremely hard in Texas since indigenous nations overlapped territories to a great degree. Hopefully the answer will help to know what to do to honor the item and get it to its descendants if needed.
If you contact various museums of Native American art and culture, you'll likely find someone who can at least help narrow down the possibilities.
I would be glad if it was within my field of interest, but unfortunately it is different from my specialty
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