Mortar basket

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Culture/People: Desert Cahuilla [Torres-Martinez Reservation/Torres-Martinez Band]
Previous owner: Alena Levi (Helena Levi/Mrs. Louis Levy), Desert Cahuilla [Torres-Martinez Reservation/Torres-Martinez Band], ca. 1853-ca. 1922
Collector: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951

Collection History: Collected from Alena Levi (Helena Levi/Mrs. Louis Levy, Desert Cahuilla, ca. 1853-ca. 1922) in 1917 by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Tova (Agua Dulce), Torres Martinez Reservation; Riverside County; California; USA

See related items: Desert Cahuilla [Torres-Martinez Reservation/Torres-Martinez Band]; Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 7/2237
Barcode: 072237.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Mortar basket
Media/Materials: Deer grass, juncus rush, sumac
Techniques: Coiled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6442b1355-cab7-4a2f-9ccb-3984155c8261

Record ID: NMAI_77393