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Object Number 34-120-10/100570.1.79
Display Title Wu-nav-ai gathering seeds.
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Paiute Indians, (Shoshonean); Wu-nav-ai Gathering Seeds. Mo-a-pa-ri-at. Tribe inhabiting the valley of the Moapa River- a tributary of the Rio Virgen- In Southern Nevada. x-ref: p597."
Keywords
  • Agriculture
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Seed gathering
Department Photographic
Date 1850-1900
Artist John K. Hillers
Culture
  • Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Moapa River Valley
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.8 cm (3 x 4 1/4 in.)

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