Culture/People

Chitimacha

Previous owner

Delphine Stouff (Delphine Stouffe), Chitimacha, 1872-1940

Collector

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Object Name

Pestle

Media/Materials

Wood

Techniques

Carved

Object Type

Food Gathering and Preparation

Native Term

sho pa" tci

Place

Near Baldwin; Baldwin; Saint Mary Parish; Louisiana; USA

Collection History

Collected from Delphine Stouff (Chitimacha, 1872-1940) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

Catalog Number

1/8462

Barcode

018462.000

See related items

Chitimacha

Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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