Mortar of wood - Specimen details

Mortar of wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 37785

Plant Name 159.01 BETULACEAE Betula papyrifera Entry Book Number 35.1904
Artefact Name Mortar of wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country United States TDWG Region United States
Parts Held Mortar of wood Geography Description United States, Alaska
Uses Mortar of woodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Wood
Storage Bottles, boxes etc Related Items
Donor Newcombe Dr CF Donor No 61
Donor Date 13/05/1904 Donor Notes
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Label source: '61 Mortar made of the wood of Betula papyracea by the Tlingit Indians, NW America.' Newcombe was paid $1.50 for this item in 1904. Geography inferred from cultural group (Tlingit).

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