Cover for storage basket for mesquite beans

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Date created: 1910-1915

Culture/People: Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan)
Previous owner: Chumitchquaro Cachora (Chumitchquarow Cachora), Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan), ca. 1855-ca. 1934
Collector: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951

Collection History: Collected in 1918 from Chumitchquaro Cachora (Quechan, ca. 1855-ca. 1934) by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Fort Yuma Reservation; Yuma County; Arizona; USA (inferred)

See related items: Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan); Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/8635
Barcode: 088635.001

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Cover for storage basket for mesquite beans
Media/Materials: Arrow-weed (Pluchea sericea)
Techniques: Coiled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64c0a4fd0-ca49-48f1-ab00-5c4dede94bb4

Record ID: NMAI_94919