Paper beater

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by Bodil Christensen (1896-1985, a Danish anthropologist who worked extensively with the Otomí); donated to MAI by Bodil Christensen in 1937.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Otomí [San Pablito]
Collector
Bodil Christensen, Non-Indian, 1896-1985
Donor
Bodil Christensen, Non-Indian, 1896-1985
Date created
circa 1930
Object Name
Paper beater
Media/Materials
Scoria
Techniques
Pecked
Dimensions
4 x 5 x 2.5 cm
Object Type
Art and Printing tools
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