Pestle

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Date created: 1870-1890

Culture/People: Seneca
Artist/Maker: Lewis Bennett (Deerfoot/Hut-Goh-So-Do-Neh), Seneca [Cattaraugus], 1828-1897
Previous owner: Lewis Bennett (Deerfoot/Hut-Goh-So-Do-Neh), Seneca [Cattaraugus], 1828-1897
Collector: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collected from the artist's niece by George Heye in 1904 during a visit to Seneca reservations with his friend Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956).
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Place: Cattaraugus Reservation; Erie County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County; New York; USA (inferred)

See related items: Seneca; Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1669
Barcode: 001669.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Pestle
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 116 x 10 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e9ab4f18-0164-42f9-93c8-dc65fe1b2d5c

Record ID: NMAI_1066