Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Michael E. Newbold (1823-1887, a Burlington, New Jersey, artifact collector); purchased by the Free Museum of Science and Art (later the University Museum at the University of Pennsylvania) in 1899 from Michael Newbold's family or estate; acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Free Museum in 1908.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Lenape (Delaware)
- Previous owner
- Michael E. Newbold (M. E. Newbold), Non-Indian, 1823-1887
- Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)
- Object Name
- Mortar
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 26 x 18 x 28 cm
- Object Type
- Food Gathering and Preparation
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