Bait container

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Culture/People: probably Mewuk (Miwok) (attributed)
Artist/Maker: Chief Lee-Me (Chris Brown), Mewuk (Miwok)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1935.
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Place: Yosemite National Park; Mariposa County; California; USA

See related items: Mewuk (Miwok); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/8236
Barcode: 188236.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Bait container
Media/Materials: Sedge, hide
Techniques: Wrapped, tied

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bcd0f308-b40d-4b60-aae7-f0fdcc2d090b

Record ID: NMAI_201281