Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected from Oliver La Mere (Nebraska Winnebago, 1879-1930) in 1923 by anthropologist Melvin R. Gilmore (1868-1940, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Winnebago [Nebraska]
- Previous owner
- Oliver La Mere (Oliver LaMere), Winnebago [Nebraska], 1879-1930
- Collector
- Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940
- Object Name
- Pestle
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 66.5 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm
- Object Type
- Food Gathering and Preparation
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