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Collector:
Major John W. Powell  Search this
Donor Name:
Major John W. Powell  Search this
Culture:
Paiute, Southern, Kaibab  Search this
Object Type:
Dish
Place:
Southern, Utah, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1 Dec 1872
Notes:
FROM CARD: "EXCHANGE-MR. G. D. E. SCHMELTZ, LEIDEN MUSEUM LEIDEN HOLLAND, MAY-1899. INVENTORIED 1975."
Turtle shell.
Illustrated in Fowler and Matley (1979) (figure 71a) with the following remarks: "There are ten bowls made from the top shell of the desert tortoise (Testodo agassizii). All the bowls have been scraped to remove the inside structural formations (Figure 71a) ...The desert tortoise is found in the lower, warm Mohavian deserts of extreme southwestern Utah, southern Nevada, and southeastern California (Connolly and Eckert, 1969). Hence the specimens collected from the Kaibab Southern Paiute and from the Gosiute were probably obtained by them in trade from other groups. Provenience: Kaibab Southern Paiute, USNM 11907, 14471, 14472, 14473, 14474, 14475. Moapa Southern Paiute: USNM 14465; Deep Creek Gosiute: USNM 14477, 14478, 14481.USNM 14475 is illustrated by Hough (1922, pl. 9, fig. 3)." p. 76
Culture attribution per Fowler and Matley (1979)
Record Last Modified:
23 Feb 2017
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
002357
USNM Number:
E11907-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39d149871-bab9-47b9-8c3e-7cfa6db3bcc4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8332948