Metate/Flat mortar and mano/grinding stone

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Culture/People: Kikapu (Mexican Kickapoo)
Previous owner: In' ko ci' no kwa, Kikapu (Mexican Kickapoo)
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox); Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from In' ko ci' no kwa (Kikapu) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and expedition interpreter Leo Walker (Sac and Fox), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Coahuila State; Mexico

See related items: Kikapu (Mexican Kickapoo); Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/6924
Barcode: 026924.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Metate/Flat mortar and mano/grinding stone
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60d247174-dc6f-459e-bcb5-c1616590bd11

Record ID: NMAI_28704