Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Miss Margaret Roberts (1869-1952, of Slatington, Pennsylvania); inherited by her niece Anna-May Roberts Williams (Mrs. Fred H. Williams, 1903-1995); donated to MAI by Mrs. Williams and her daughter Joanne Williams Thomas (Mrs. Alfred B. Thomas, Jr.) in 1970.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Paiute
- Previous owner
- Margaret Roberts, Non-Indian, 1869-1952
- Anna-May Williams (Anna May Roberts/Mrs. Fred H. Williams), Non-Indian, 1903-1995
- Joanne Williams Thomas (Mrs. Alfred B. Thomas, Jr.), Non-Indian
- Donor
- Anna-May Williams (Anna May Roberts/Mrs. Fred H. Williams), Non-Indian, 1903-1995
- Joanne Williams Thomas (Mrs. Alfred B. Thomas, Jr.), Non-Indian
- Object Name
- Seed beater
- Media/Materials
- Willow
- Techniques
- Twined
- Object Type
- Food Gathering and Preparation
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