Dance wand/baton (Image withheld)

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Culture/People: Mesa Grande Diegueño
Presenter/funding source: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
Previous owner: Ca-pon-yel', Mesa Grande Diegueño
Collector: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951
Previous owner: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951
Seller: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951

Collection History: Collected from Ca-pon-yel' (Mesa Grande Diegueño) in 1903 by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI); purchased by MAI from Edward H. Davis in 1916 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place: Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Reservation; San Diego County; California; USA

See related items: Mesa Grande Diegueño; Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/9940
Barcode: 049940.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Dance wand/baton (Image withheld)
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws644bc807c-9050-45c3-98b9-14ff455a06cd

Record ID: NMAI_53790