Nutcracker

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Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Previous owner: Bettie Chiltoskey (Betty Chiltaski), Eastern Band of Cherokee
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Bettie Chiltoskey (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: 1/9038
Barcode: 019038.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation
Indigenous Term: ga nuts ti'n

Object Name: Nutcracker
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked
Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.5 x 5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64d5c070e-35cb-4322-99f8-177d8c910cad

Record ID: NMAI_20426