Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1918 from Chumitchquaro Cachora (Quechan, ca. 1855-ca. 1934) 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
- Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan)
- Previous owner
- Chumitchquaro Cachora (Chumitchquarow Cachora), Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan), ca. 1855-ca. 1934
- Collector
- Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951
- Date created
- 1910-1915
- Object Name
- Cover for storage basket for mesquite beans
- Media/Materials
- Arrow-weed (Pluchea sericea)
- Techniques
- Coiled
- Object Type
- Food Gathering and Preparation
