Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this
Previous owner:
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.
Contact Us:
Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
Catalog Number:
1/9035
Barcode:
019035.000
See related items:
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Pottery making tools
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6abd98884-3c4c-49d5-8269-692d94191e30
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_20422