Mortar

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Date created: 1870-1900

Culture/People: Desert Cahuilla [Torres-Martinez Reservation/Torres-Martinez Band]
Previous owner: Chappa Alimo (Chapa Alamo), Desert Cahuilla [Torres-Martinez Reservation/Torres-Martinez Band], ca. 1850-1929; Bernardo Arenas (Bernardo Arenas), Desert Cahuilla, b. ca. 1869
Collector: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951

Collection History: Used by Chappa Alimo (Chapa Alamo, Desert Cahuilla. ca. 1850-1929) and collected from Bernardo Arenas (Desert Cahuilla, b. ca. 1869) 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: Torres Martinez Reservation; Riverside County, Imperial 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: 7/2273
Barcode: 072273.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a915816c-544e-4297-8f28-efc2150369ef

Record ID: NMAI_77429