Pestle

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Date created: AD 1600–1800

Culture/People: possibly Shinnecock (archaeological) (attributed)
Previous owner: William Wallace Tooker (WWT), Non-Indian, 1848-1917; Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn Museum of Art)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Wallace Tooker (1848-1917, a scholar of Long Island Native cultures and collector); purchased by the Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, New York) from William Wallace Tooker in 1901; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Brooklyn Museum in 1962.
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Place: Shinnecock Neck; Suffolk County; New York; USA
Island Name: Long Island
Island Grouping: Long Island

See related items: Shinnecock (archaeological); Food Gathering and Preparation
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Native New York, Shinnecock (Ex01)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/1648
Barcode: 231648.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Pestle
Media/Materials: Whale bone
Techniques: Cut, abraded
Dimensions: 39.4 x 7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bef40f89-2aae-4851-82e6-e09a69f093a1

Record ID: NMAI_246699