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Pestle for pounding clay in pottery making
Pestle for pounding clay in pottery making
Object Number 08-17-10/73399
Display Title Pestle for pounding clay in pottery making
Descriptions
Indigenous Term yeb i(n)to
Inventory Description Pestle, broad ends, narrow center
Classification
  • Pestle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Catawba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Carolina
Additional Geographic Terms Catawba Indian Reservation
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 63.5 x 7.1 x 7.1 cm (25 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73399
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (1907-1908 - 1908)
Previous owner Previously owned by John Brown
Donor Unknown (1908)

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