A Metate Stone (Mealing Stone), used to grind corn, acorns, grains, etc., a practical size to provide a work space, but still not too large to haul around, made of beautiful quartzite sandstone that sparkles in the sun, the prettier the stone, the more valuable a stone tool would have been to Native Americans, owning this metate would have been the equivalent of having top name brand appliances in your kitchen today, .