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Object Number
03-32-10/62628.1
Display Title
Pestle, wooden
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
ga-ni-gah-tak
Object Description
Mortar, pepperidge log burned out; ga-ni-gah-tak. For crushing hulled corn for corn bread and for hulling and breaking hominy. To illustrate preparation of corn food among Seneca Indians of Cattarangus Reservation, New York. Letter from M. Raymond Harrington to F. W. Putnam, August 31st, 1903: "wooden mortars" (X-file 03-32). M. Raymond Harrington in "The Preparation of Corn among the Seneca Indians": "Ga ni gah tah: mortar" (Accession 04-23. M Raymond Harrington Papers (New York), Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Archives).
Inventory Description
Pestle, wooden, double ended
Classification
- Pestle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
early 20th Century
Culture
- Seneca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New York
/
Erie County
Additional Geographic Terms
Cattaraugus Reservation
Materials
Wood, Metal, Pepperidge
Dimensions
Overall: 116.2052 × 9.8425 × 9.8425 cm (45 3/4 × 3 7/8 × 3 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
62628.1
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
(1903)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1903)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-32-10/62628 | Mortar, ga-ni-gah-tak |
Mortar
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62631 | Elm bark tray, ga-onh-wa |
Raw Material
Bowl |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62629 | Pestles, het-ge-ka |
Food processing
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62618 | Jar of hominy corn, heh-go-wa |
Raw Material
Corn |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62622.2 | Stirring paddles, gatgunius hah |
Paddle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62622.1 | Stirring paddles, gatgunius hah |
Paddle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62626 | Ladle, atogwas hah |
Ladle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62619 | Purple beans, ha-yuk |
Raw Material
Floral |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62623 | Hulling basket, ye-gai-do-ai-daqua |
Basket
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62630 | Sifting basket |
Basket
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62620 | Spotted beans, utguwa sagaoh |
Floral
Raw Material |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62627 | Ladle, atogwas hah |
Ladle
|
Erie County
|