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Object Number
2004.1.346.1.2
Display Title
Ellen Silverthorne, pounding acorns
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on label: "A Wintu woman at Baird, 17 miles north of Redding, Pounding acorns for acorn mush.
Department
Photographic
Date
1935
Artist
Dr. Cora DuBois
Culture
- Wintu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Additional Geographic Terms
17 miles north of Redding
Materials
Negative, black and white
Dimensions
Overall: 13.97 × 8.89 cm (5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-4-10/73312 | Acorns for making acorn meal |
Nut
|
California
| |
| 84-62-10/34282 | Acorns |
Floral
Raw Material |
California
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Photographs of California Native Americans, Wintu and possibly Chumash.
| 2004.1.346 | Photographs of California Native Americans, Wintu and possibly Chumash. |
California
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Charred acorns
| 13-7-10/91372 | Charred acorns |
Excavation at Riverton
| ||
| 08-4-10/73267 | Storage basket for acorns |
Raw Material
Basket |
California
| |
| 09-8-10/74839 | Acorns used for food |
Nut
|
California
| |
| 09-8-10/74882 | Acorns and dried mushroom |
Floral
|
Madera County
| |
| 985-13-10/58273 | Acorns |
Nut
|
California
| |
| 03-52-20/C3491 | Woman's necklace of chancala seeds and acorns |
Necklace
|
Chiapas
| |
| 15-11-10/A2485 | Acorns |
Nut
|
Cave 2
| |
| 2004.29.5395 | Where acorns are cracked - back of Kinsman's |
California
| ||
| 2004.24.26746 | Stone pestle used to grind acorns |
California
|