metate

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A flat stone with a slightly concave surface, used with another stone (a mano) for grinding maize or other grains
A shaped stone slab used as a base upon which grains, nuts, seeds, and mineral pigments were ground with a mano
A large flat stone used in conjunction with a mano
A metate was a stone tool used by early native peoples who inhabited the Grand Canyon area The metate used in conjunction with a mano was used to grind corn and beans into a powder or flour which could then be combined with water, molded into various shapes and cooked The metate was a slab of rock which was typically about 18 inches long and about a foot wide A smooth trough was carved out of the slab by chipping away at the rock at the center The mano would fit into the carved trough and would be pushed back and forth over the corn, beans or other plant material until it had been ground to the desired consistency Pictures of metates and manos found at an Anasazi site in the Obi Canyon area of the north rim can be seen here
[n] A large stone with a broad trough or groove, used with a mano to grind dried corn or other plant foods
A rectangular stone grinding bowl
A flat or somewhat hollowed stone upon which grain or other food is ground, by means of a smaller stone or pestle
A flat groundstone tool used in association with a mano for grinding The material to be ground is laid onto a metate The grinding contact with a mano often creates a basin shape in the center of the metate Back
(meh-TAH-tay) A flat or slightly concave stone base on which grain, nuts and seeds were ground using the smaller mano [Spanish]
The concave curved stone slab used by the Aztecs to grind shelled cacao beans to paste The same method was used in Europe until the late nineteenth century
meh-TAH-teh a flat, retangular stone (frequently on 3 legs) use for grinding corn, chiles, chocolate
A stone slab upon which corn and other grains are milled with a mano (worked with a push-pull motion) (Moratto 1984: 592) See "Millingstone" and Milling Slick "
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