probably Payómkawichum (Luiseño) (attributed) Search this
Collector:
Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951 Search this
Previous owner:
Antonio Quas-Hish, Payómkawichum (Luiseño) Search this
Object Name:
Shaman's equipment used during the girls' puberty ceremony (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Place:
Cave, Palomar Mountain; San Diego County; California; USA
Collection History:
Said to have been the property of Antonio Quas-Hish, a Payómkawichum shaman of the village of Wilsch-le-cop' in Rincon and stored in a cave; removed from the cave by an unknown party in 1910; acquired by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI) in 1919 during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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