Hunting gaff

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Culture/People: Mesa Grande Diegueño
Presenter/funding source: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
Previous owner: Rafael Charley, Kumeyaay (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 Rafael Charley (Mesa Grande Diegueño) in 1907 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; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/9944
Barcode: 049944.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Hunting gaff
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f7d6b294-b12e-45df-9dbf-764613308c8b

Record ID: NMAI_53794