Shaman's equipment used during the girls' puberty ceremony (Image withheld)

Culture/People
probably Payómkawichum (Luiseño) (attributed)
Collector
Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951
Previous owner
Antonio Quas-Hish, Payómkawichum (Luiseño)
Collection History
Said to have been the property of Antonio Quas-Hish, a Payómkawichum shaman of the village of Wilsch-le-cop' in Rincon and stored in a cave; removed from the cave by an unknown party in 1910; acquired by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI) in 1919 during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place
Cave, Palomar Mountain; San Diego County; California; USA
See related items
Payómkawichum (Luiseño)
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
9/1306
Barcode
091306.000
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Object Name
Shaman's equipment used during the girls' puberty ceremony (Image withheld)
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e27cddea-cf78-4cbd-8387-e391c0d5ee10
Record ID
NMAI_98355