Pestle used to prepare jimson weed for boys' Toloache ceremony (Image withheld)

Culture/People
Potrero Luiseño
Collector
Mr. Trujillo, Non-Indian
Previous owner
Mr. Trujillo, Non-Indian
Chico Cuevas, Kumeyaay (Diegueño)
MAI agent
Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951
Collection History
Plowed up by Mr. Trujillo in 1911; given to Chico Cuevas (Kumeyaay) by Mr. Trujillo soon afterward; given to Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI) by Chico Cuevas in 1919 during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place
Foot of Palomar Mountain; Palomar Mountain; Potrero; San Diego County; California; USA
See related items
Potrero Luiseño
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
9/1304
Barcode
091304.000
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Object Name
Pestle used to prepare jimson weed for boys' Toloache ceremony (Image withheld)
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques
Pecked
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b7567577-b8cd-4206-aca1-43fd53165aac
Record ID
NMAI_98353