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Mortar (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Culture/People:
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Mogollon and Mogollon: Mimbres Traditions  Search this
Possible collector:
Edwin Delos Osborn (E.D. Osborne), Non-Indian, 1859-1941  Search this
Previous owner:
Edwin Delos Osborn (E.D. Osborne), Non-Indian, 1859-1941  Search this
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (J. Walter Fewkes), Non-Indian, 1850-1930  Search this
Seller:
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (J. Walter Fewkes), Non-Indian, 1850-1930  Search this
Object Name:
Mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Scoria
Techniques:
Ground
Object Type:
Food Gathering and Preparation
Place:
Mimbres Valley; Grant County, Luna County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
AD 200–1450 (Pithouse to Mogollon Pueblo period)
Collection History:
Possibly collected or excavated by Edwin Delos Osborn (1859-1941, a Deming, New Mexico, rancher); purchased by Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850-1930, an anthropologist with the U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology) from Edwin Osborn in early 1915; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Fewkes in 1915.
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Catalog Number:
4/1918
Barcode:
041918.000
See related items:
Multiple archaeological cultures
Food Gathering and Preparation
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62db3e536-d92d-4193-81e3-27265e3218b2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_45018