Metate/Flat mortar

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Culture/People: A:shiwi (Zuni)
Previous owner: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Seller: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) in 1916.
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Place: Zuni Pueblo, Zuni Reservation; McKinley County; New Mexico; USA

See related items: A:shiwi (Zuni); Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/1256
Barcode: 051256.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Metate/Flat mortar
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a44032d2-1da4-459b-90dd-7eed29f7eaab

Record ID: NMAI_55343