Mortar

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Culture/People: Chitimacha
Previous owner: Delphine Stouff (Delphine Stouffe), Chitimacha, 1872-1940
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Delphine Stouff (Chitimacha, 1872-1940) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Near Baldwin; Baldwin; Saint Mary Parish; Louisiana; USA

See related items: Chitimacha; Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8461
Barcode: 018461.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation
Indigenous Term: ho ku

Object Name: Mortar
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 36 x 36 x 52 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ec424f9b-b033-4b27-99ce-863830b86f95

Record ID: NMAI_19709