Grooved/hafted fish tenderizer

[nunyabiz111]

for lack of any more creative thought on what, if anything, this might have served:

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anyone else see any possibly purposeful intent behind the shape of this stone?

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

Sorry, everything I see in pictures are natural rocks with erosion by mother nature.

 

[Tdog]

 

[IMAUDIGGER]

for lack of any more creative thought on what, if anything, this might have served:

in-hand:View attachment 1875030
front:View attachment 1875031
back:View attachment 1875032
top:View attachment 1875033
bottom (striking face):View attachment 1875034
groove profile: View attachment 1875035

anyone else see any possibly purposeful intent behind the shape of this stone?

An apparently common natural feature in your area based on the similar looking stones in the background of the photo? Are they all found in a relatively small geological area?

 

[antmike915]

Agree with above comments.

 

[H.P.]

Why would anyone tenderize a fish,?

 

[Fat]

That is the $5.40 surf and turf special, question of the day, brother Hal.
”If you cannot roller skate in a bison herd, you are forced to Tuna fish.

 

[Charl]

The rock was the result of differential weathering, the same phenomenon that produces, on a larger scale, the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon....