Mortar

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Date created: 1850-1880

Culture/People: Cahuilla
Previous owner: Rufina Rice, Cahuilla, ca. 1836-1924; Guadaloupe Arenas (Mrs. Lee Arenas), Cahuilla, 1881-1937
Collector: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951

Collection History: Formerly owned by Rufina Rice (Cahuilla, ca. 1836-1924); given to her granddaughter Guadaloupe Arenas (Mrs. Lee Arenas, Cahuilla, 1881-1937) at an unknown date; collected from Guadaloupe Arenas 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: Near Palm Springs; Palm Springs; Riverside County; California; USA

See related items: Cahuilla; Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 7/2272
Barcode: 072272.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Mortar
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fa7a47e7-38c0-4126-a956-d0ded5c887b6

Record ID: NMAI_77428