Is this whole or broken?What is it?

[diggummup]

I'll tell you what it looks like but I have no idea.It looks like it was used to grind or mash something,kinda like a pestel,but it's sorta small.Maybe that's normal because the women traditionally did all the preparing and cooking of food in tribes?It has a smooth and shiny patina where my thumb and middle finger would normally be positioned.It has wear marks on the narrow end and it is dark gray fading to light gray at the wide end where it has a rougher textured finish.The bic lighter is for size comparison.I like indian relics and have found a few but have never really had the time to research anything(one too many interests)that I have found,any thoughts on this would be appreciated.........diggummup!

[morestuff!]

Well, I know very little about the subject... but, just to find out if I'm on the right track...
It looks to me like something used to scrape animal hides.

I'm sure Tom or Pappy can shed some light on it.

[WVaTom]

looks like you got about 2/3 of it. very nice!

[smudger]

an amazing find.thanks for sharing it with us