Net for removing spines from prickly pear (tuna/nopal) cactus fruit

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Culture/People: Paipai (Pi-Pi/Pais)
Previous owner: Rita Asevedo, Paipai (Pi-Pi/Pais)
Collector: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951

Collection History: Collected from Rita Asevedo (Paipai) in 1926 by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: San Miguel; Ensenada Municipality; Baja California State; Mexico

See related items: Paipai (Pi-Pi/Pais); Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/5912
Barcode: 145912.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Net for removing spines from prickly pear (tuna/nopal) cactus fruit
Media/Materials: Agave/Maguey fiber cordage
Techniques: Knotted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws630f93cc5-21d1-405b-aff7-fdbfdf80e11a

Record ID: NMAI_156693