Pottery-making anvil

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Culture/People: Desert Cahuilla [Torres-Martinez Reservation/Torres-Martinez Band]
Previous owner: Fig Tree John Razon (Juan Razon/Juanito Razon), Desert Cahuilla [Torres-Martinez Reservation/Torres-Martinez Band], ca. 1839-1927
Collector: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951

Collection History: Collected from Fig Tree John Razon (Desert Cahuilla, ca. 1839-1927) 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]; Pottery making tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 7/2246
Barcode: 072246.000

Object Type: Pottery making tools

Object Name: Pottery-making anvil
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Abraded

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6aa006b8d-97b2-4cca-ad19-aa7bd88ba818

Record ID: NMAI_77402