Iwi Katâlsta (Eve Wolfe Catolster), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1840-1916 Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971 Search this
Object Name:
Pestle for preparing clay
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Pecked
Object Type:
Pottery making tools
Native Term:
ga nu'n gwa las ta ti'n La wa ti'n
Place:
Swain County and Jackson County; North Carolina; USA
Collection History:
Collected from Iwi Katâlsta (Eve Wolfe Catolster, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1840-1916) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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