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Culture/People
Houma
Previous owner
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Object Name
Pestle
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
Object Type
Food Gathering and Preparation
Place
Bayou Grande Caillon; Louisiana; USA
Collection History
Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) at an unknown date; acquired by MAI through an exchange with Frank Speck in 1942.