Mortar

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Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Previous owner: Etta Hill (Ettie Hill), Eastern Band of Cherokee
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Etta Hill (Eastern Band of Cherokee) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Swain County and Jackson County; North Carolina; USA

See related items: Eastern Band of Cherokee; Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/9268
Barcode: 019268.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation
Indigenous Term: ka no' nu'n

Object Name: Mortar
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 50 x 39.5 - 43 x 32.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f8db8f70-5708-42bf-a5be-694bfcb5fea5

Record ID: NMAI_20214