Pestle

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Culture/People: Desert Cahuilla [Torres-Martinez Reservation/Torres-Martinez Band]
Previous owner: Maria Jesus, Desert Cahuilla [Torres-Martinez Reservation/Torres-Martinez Band], b. ca. 1854
Collector: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951

Collection History: Collected from Maria Jesus (Desert Cahuilla, b. ca. 1854) 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: 7/2239
Barcode: 072239.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Pestle
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws628c4bb57-8efa-4c0b-aa7b-d1444ba6f5d9

Record ID: NMAI_77395