Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Reginald Pelham Bolton (1856-1942, a New York City civil engineer, amateur archaeologist, and historian); donated to MAI by Reginald Pelham Bolton in 1925.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Mahican (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
- Donor
- Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
- Object Name
- Mortar and pestle
- Media/Materials
- Wood, stone
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Food Gathering and Preparation
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