I had originally posted this to Reddit but the mods removed it and suggested I take it to a rock and minerals subreddit.... which was infuriating. Anyways, this came in a collection of other Mexican arts and pottery. I have not found anything exactly like it online. I actually have a pair of them. I thought it might be for tortillas but it seems small. It's abou 4" across. Any help is appreciated.
Mexican/Southwest US stone tool. I think it might be for cooking?
13 Comments
SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml · 27 pts · 2y
$20 says it's a hand mill
Mightymaxx@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
Oh that's an interesting idea. But I would expect it have some kind of exit for the grain? I'm not sure.
pigup@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y
Smash corn, scrape off, repeat
SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 2y
You can see on the rim the different wear patterns where maybe they were grinding too much at the side. If that's not a hand mill I'm not a Stone Mason.
Mightymaxx@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
I think we solved it. Should there be another piece to it? Or did just use another stone?
SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 2y
Probably would look something like this.
CADmonkey@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
I was picturing something more like a mortar and pestle but this makes more sense! It's just like a mill you'd find in, well, a windmill, but smaller and hand operated.
SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y
Yeah, pretty much. It's a solid design, not much reason to change it drastically.
krey@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
treadful@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 2y
What about a tortilla press? Put dough in it, place a flat rock on top, and now you got a tortilla.
noname_yet2077@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
That was my first cake
young_broccoli@kbin.social · 6 pts · 2y
Looks like a stone "comal" but its thicker than the ones I know.
jet@hackertalks.com · 4 pts · 2y
Looks like the bottom half of a press. You heated up you put something heavy on top and it will make small tortillas, good for street hand tacos
vivadanang@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
yup. suitable for any kind of open flame, retains heat and keeps on cooking once you warm it up.
fujiwood@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y