Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected from Captain Joe Pete (Desert Cahuilla) in 1917 by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Desert Cahuilla [Torres-Martinez Reservation/Torres-Martinez Band]
- Previous owner
- Captain Joe Pete, Desert Cahuilla [Torres-Martinez Reservation/Torres-Martinez Band]
- Collector
- Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951
- Object Name
- Arrow shaft straightener
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Grooved
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
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