Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected from Alena Levi (Helena Levi/Mrs. Louis Levy, Desert Cahuilla, ca. 1853-ca. 1922) 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
- Alena Levi (Helena Levi/Mrs. Louis Levy), Desert Cahuilla [Torres-Martinez Reservation/Torres-Martinez Band], ca. 1853-ca. 1922
- Collector
- Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951
- Object Name
- Mortar
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 71.3 x 36 x 76 cm
- Object Type
- Food Gathering and Preparation
