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Cradle

Collector:
Dr. Edward Palmer  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. Edward Palmer  Search this
Length - Object:
97 cm
Width - At Head:
24.1 cm
Culture:
Mohave (Mojave)  Search this
Object Type:
Cradle
Place:
Not Given
Accession Date:
1876
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
005070
USNM Number:
E24146-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/316667f13-bb81-4d20-ad44-7ef453e733ed
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8371543
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Willow Bark Sandals 2

Collector:
Dr. Edward Palmer  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. Edward Palmer  Search this
Culture:
Mohave (Mojave)  Search this
Object Type:
Sandal
Place:
Arizona, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1876
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
005070
USNM Number:
E24222-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d21ba583-61f3-4b13-8eda-c4d5cc182cf3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8371622
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Small Clay Beads And Necklace

Collector:
Dr. Edward Palmer  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. Edward Palmer  Search this
Length - Object:
51 cm
Culture:
Mohave (Mojave)  Search this
Object Type:
Necklace
Place:
Arizona, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1876
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
005070
USNM Number:
E24224-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3460072ad-7f55-4b1d-8d4f-f2501d879afe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8371624
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Hairbrush

Collector:
Dr. Edward Palmer  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. Edward Palmer  Search this
Length - Object:
19.1 cm
Diameter - Object:
5 cm
Culture:
Mohave (Mojave)  Search this
Object Type:
Hair Brush
Place:
Ft. Mohave, Colorado River, Arizona, United States, North America
Accession Date:
23 Feb 1871
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
002058
USNM Number:
E10336-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e0867f0b-0a19-446a-b456-0205f889176e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8327647
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"Helma" Or Hand-Bag For Work etc.

Donor Name:
Col. Helenus Dodt  Search this
Height:
38 cm
Width:
30 cm
Culture:
Mohave (Mojave)  Search this
Object Type:
Bag
Place:
Arizona, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1871
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
002242
USNM Number:
E10536-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e585c8e3-a9af-482e-be8c-fecfaf42341d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8327923
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Ladle Of Mohave Indians

Donor Name:
National Institute  Search this
Culture:
Mohave (Mojave)  Search this
Object Type:
Spoon
Place:
United States (not certain), North America
Accession Date:
1862
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
000081
USNM Number:
E1810-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3eff87f20-0d59-4887-a0af-ef920e8e652a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8353147
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Indian Doctor's Dance Jacket

Collector:
Dr. John B. White  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. John B. White  Search this
Culture:
Apache  Search this
Yavapai  Search this
Object Type:
Shirt
Place:
Arizona, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1876
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
004869
USNM Number:
E21520-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37635aa57-93d5-42c1-b690-914798def807
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8361171
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Arrow

Culture/People:
Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Previous owner:
A-million'-a, Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Collector:
Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Cotton canvas, wood, paint
Techniques:
Painted
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Parker, Colorado River Reservation; La Paz County; Arizona; USA
Catalog Number:
10/2671
Barcode:
102671.000
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Mojave (Mohave)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws678da2abb-ce08-4579-aa7f-5e3dae2c721b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_110984
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Bow and quiver

Culture/People:
Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Previous owner:
A-million'-a, Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Collector:
Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951  Search this
Object Name:
Bow and quiver
Media/Materials:
Cotton canvas, wood, paint, willow, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Painted
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Parker, Colorado River Reservation; La Paz County; Arizona; USA
Date created:
circa 1915
Catalog Number:
10/2671
Barcode:
102671.001
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Mojave (Mohave)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws665b6752f-f537-45db-9957-d034e585d13e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_110985

Sandals

Culture/People:
Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Previous owner:
A-chis-a-copa, Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Collector:
Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951  Search this
Object Name:
Sandals
Media/Materials:
Cotton canvas, hide, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Sewn
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Needles; San Bernardino County; California; USA
Date created:
1910--1920
Catalog Number:
10/2716
Barcode:
102716.000
See related items:
Mojave (Mohave)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws660128f48-ae62-43e1-b6a3-ea79ec698792
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_111032
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Mohave man and boy

Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company (of New York City, New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
Allen, George V.  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (7 x 4.25 in.)
Culture:
Mohave -- Albinism  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Scope and Contents:
The item is number 232 of the series Descriptive Views of the American Continent. The boy may have albinism.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.09884400
Other Title:
Descriptive Views of the American Continent
"A Mohave Indian and boy"
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

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Topic:
Albinism -- Mohave  Search this
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3632fda2e-30eb-4072-aa45-cf33e5fbabbb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-90-1-ref1146

Maiman, Mohave guide and interpreter

Creator:
O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882  Search this
Wheeler, George M., Lt. (Commander, Expedition of 1871)  Search this
Loring  Search this
Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)  Search this
Names:
Maiman, Mohave  Search this
Collection Collector:
Allen, George V.  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (7 x 4 in.)
Culture:
Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Scope and Contents:
The item is number 16 of an unidentified series. The item is number 131 of an unidentified series (the Indian Series?). The man is sitting on a wooden chest holding a bow and arrows.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.09866600
Other Title:
"Maiman, a Mohave Indian guide and interpreter during a portion of the season in the Colorado country. He afterward assisted in tracing out the Indian band, some of whose members were engaged in the Wickenburg stage massacre, where young Loring was killed."
Indian Series (?)
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

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Topic:
Wickenburg Massacre  Search this
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw32b98bd29-103d-4603-97fc-64ec4b77244e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-90-1-ref968

Olive Oatman

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Olive Oatman, c. 1837 - 20 Mar 1903  Search this
Medium:
Ambrotype
Dimensions:
Image/Sight (oval): 7 × 5.7 cm (2 3/4 × 2 1/4")
Case Open: 9.5 × 17.1 × 1 cm (3 3/4 × 6 3/4 × 3/8")
Case Closed: 9.5 × 8.4 × 1.9 cm (3 3/4 × 3 5/16 × 3/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1856
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry  Search this
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Personal Attribute\Tattoo  Search this
Cased object  Search this
Olive Oatman: Female  Search this
Olive Oatman: Literature\Writer\Memoirist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2018.90
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48d4f07c4-9a35-4705-97ad-27ec786f4fdb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2018.90
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Chemehuevi

Creator:
Harrington, John Peabody, 1884-1961  Search this
Laird, Carobeth, 1895-1983  Search this
Collection Creator:
Harrington, John Peabody, 1884-1961  Search this
Extent:
27 Boxes
Culture:
Chemehuevi  Search this
Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Indians of North America -- California  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Field notes
Vocabulary
Manuscripts
Date:
1910-1946
Scope and Contents:
This subseries of the Southern California/Basin series contains John P. Harrington's research on Chemehuevi.

Materials from his early field work in 1910 and 1911 consist of vocabulary organized into catagories including tribenames, geographic terms, placenames, plants (mainly cacti), and shells as adornment. Among the tribenames are a number of Mohave and Diegueno equivalences, as well as a good bit of Mohave ethnohistory, based on Alfred L. Kroeber's "Shoshonean Dialects of California" and T. T. Waterman's "Religious Practices of the Diegueno Indians." Certain notes indicate the availability and use of the records of Barbara Freire-Marreco. Harrington also accumulated notes for a proposed review of Waterman's "The Phonetic Elements of the Northern Paiute Language," into which he put some of his recently acquired Chemehuevi phonetics.

Carobeth's field notes are also present in this subseries. The bulk of the lingustic and ethnographic data was amassed from her work with George Laird. Harrington copied her notes onto slips, some of which he arranged semantically. The topical vocabulary includes terms for cosmography, geography, age/sex, kinship, material culture, plants, animals, animal parts, and tribenames. There are smaller sections for minerals, names of places and persons, colors, religion, and history.

A section of grammar notes includes excerpts from Carobeth's notes, Edward Sapir's manuscript titled "Southern Paiute, an Illustrative Sketch" (B.A.E. ms. 1751), and from other secondary sources. There are also excerpts from Ben Paddock, Ruby Eddy, and Kitanemuk and Serrano speakers. The organizational pattern is loosely based on Sapir's manuscript.

The subseries also contains a set of thirty-size texts (of which number thirty is missing), each with related notes. In most cases there are typed versions, interlinear translations, handwritten notes, and free English translations. This material was intended for publication, possibly in the form of a primer. This section also contains the Lord's Prayer, notes on song, textlets, and folklore.

Some miscellaneous notes include Chemehuevi names extracted from a June 30, 1918 census of the Mohave Indians of the Colorado River Agency; quotations for the proposed Chemehuevi publication from little-used secondary sources and interviews with colleagues; texts related to sketches; notes and questions to be reheard or clarified; and general linguistic and ethnographic miscellany. There is also an article from fieldwork undertaken in 1934, probably by Harrington's daughter Awona and Carobeth. Notes in an unidentified handwriting list as informants Satania Lopez (Susie), Jerome Booth, George Snyder, and Mukewine.

The last section of this subseries consists of field notes from his research in 1946. There is a comparative vocabulary based on Harrington's Serrano information from Juan Lozada and on Edward Sapir's Paiute terms in "Southern Paiute, a Shoshonean Language." Lucy Mike (referred to as Mrs. Lucy and who also knew Walapai) and Luisa gave Chemehuevi equivalences. There are also notes on placename trips, rehearings of tribenames, and some ethnographic and anecdotal notes
Biographical / Historical:
John P. Harrington first conducted research on Chemehuevi in 1910-1911, collecting information from Jack Jones, George Johnson, and Ohue. In 1919 and 1920, Carobeth, his wife at the time, accumulated extensive data from George Laird, Annie Laird, and Ben Paddock. These notes formed the backbone of Harrington's Chemehuevi material, which was copied, organized, and often reheard in Washington in 1920. Harrington renewed his research in 1946, initiating a search for surviving Chemehuevi speakers. He connected with a number of speakers and embarked with them on placename trips from Barstow to Needles, Searchlight, Nelson, and Las Vegas.
Local Numbers:
Accession #1976-95
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Chemehuevi language  Search this
Mohave language  Search this
Diegueño language  Search this
Serrano language  Search this
Southern Paiute language  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Linguistics  Search this
Names, Geographical  Search this
Names, Ethnological  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Genre/Form:
Field notes
Vocabulary
Manuscripts
Collection Citation:
John Peabody Harrington papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The preferred citation for the Harrington Papers will reference the actual location within the collection, i.e. Box 172, Alaska/Northwest Coast, Papers of John Peabody Harrington, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

However, as the NAA understands the need to cite phrases or vocabulary on specific pages, a citation referencing the microfilmed papers is acceptable. Please note that the page numbering of the PDF version of the Harrington microfilm does not directly correlate to the analog microfilm frame numbers. If it is necessary to cite the microfilmed papers, please refer to the specific page number of the PDF version, as in: Papers of John Peabody Harrington, Microfilm: MF 7, R34 page 42.
Identifier:
NAA.1976-95, Subseries 3.10
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John Peabody Harrington papers
John Peabody Harrington papers / Series 3: Papers relating to the Native American history, language and culture of southern California and Basin
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3039f7824-8d73-4a8b-a243-6ba360229312
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1976-95-ref14367

MS 4419 Copy and Fragment of John Colton Sumner Journal

Creator:
Sumner, John Colton  Search this
Stanton, Robert Brewster, 1846-1922  Search this
Addressee:
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Journals (accounts)
Date:
1869
Scope and Contents:
August 17-27 [1869]. 3 pages. Found in J. W. Powell's 1869 journal (Manuscript 1795a). Written in pencil on 3 torn-out leaves similar to those in the notebooks used by Powell for his journal. Believed to be a fragment of Sumner's original notes. July 5- August 31, 1869. 22 leaves and pages. Typed copy made from handwritten copy believed to have been made by Sumner from his original notes. Stanton, Robert Brewster to William H. Holmes, Washington, D. C. New York City, March 23, 1907. 1 page Typed letter signed. Acknowledges receipt of copy of Sumner's journal, which he recognises as being in Sumner's hand and signed by him. [No previous correspondence in Smithsonian Institution files, June, 1954.]
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 4419
Genre/Form:
Journals (accounts)
Citation:
Manuscript 4419, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS4419
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw34d05112b-5284-4f82-9b77-2c5da425bf0a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms4419
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Portrait of Young Man with Face Paint and Wearing Breechcloth

Creator:
Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (005 in x 008 in mounted on 006 in x 009 in)
Container:
Box XV:27, Folder 6-7
Culture:
Navajo Indians  Search this
Mohave Indians  Search this
Yuma -- ?  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.02266100

OPPS NEG.B180
Local Note:
Black and white photoprint on cardboard mount
Place:
California ?/New Mexico ? -- San Francisco?
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Sw Navaho BAE 26-59 02266100, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / Southwest / Navaho
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw337045592-a50d-4bcb-b0b7-d12fe3e3e267
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref19922
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MS 1122 Report on the forestry, elevation, rainfall, and drainage of the Colorado Valley, together with an apercu of its principal inhabitants, the Mahhaos Indians

Creator:
Tassin, August Gabriel  Search this
Extent:
45 Pages
8 Maps
Culture:
Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Maps
Drawings
Date:
October 31, 1877
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 1122
Local Note:
pen drawings
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Maps
Citation:
Manuscript 1122, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS1122
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw301946fbc-c5a0-4e03-b278-53f6748377f6
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1122
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MS 1208 Letter to George Gibbs

Creator:
Haller, Granville O. (Granville Owen), 1820-1897  Search this
Informant:
Iretabah  Search this
Addressee:
Gibbs, George, 1815-1873  Search this
Extent:
6 Pages
Culture:
Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Drawings
Date:
April 2, 1861
Scope and Contents:
Concerns astronomical terminology of the Mohave Indians; enclosing drawing of Mohave constellation Ah-mo, the goat or mountain sheep, based on information from the Mohave chief, Iretabah.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 1208
Topic:
Astronomy -- Mohave  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Citation:
Manuscript 1208, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS1208
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f74fb385-8981-4fe4-889f-7307d3f848af
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1208
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MS 1045 Some words and phrases of the Mohave Indians of the Colorado River (between California and Arizona)

Creator:
Haverstick, J. E.  Search this
Extent:
6 Pages
Culture:
Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Date:
1894
Scope and Contents:
Contains 99 items of general vocabulary, Mohave-English. Explains spelling system used.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 1045
Local Note:
typescript document
Topic:
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 1045, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS1045
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw39b265971-5e10-428a-ae9b-5cebb5224c1d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1045
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Cooking vessel

Culture/People:
Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Previous owner:
Sam Jones, Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Collector:
Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951  Search this
Object Name:
Cooking vessel
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built
Object Type:
Food Gathering and Preparation
Place:
Parker, Colorado River Reservation; La Paz County; Arizona; USA
Catalog Number:
10/2608
Barcode:
102608.000
See related items:
Mojave (Mohave)
Food Gathering and Preparation
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ba128948-8e2b-4825-a488-2a300077074f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_110788
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