Pestle (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1500 BC–1850 (Late Holocene to Post-contact period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Southern California: Early Period, Middle Period and Chumash (archaeological)
label: Previous owner
content: Elise Del Valle (Mrs. Ulpiana F. del Valle/Mrs. U. F. del Valle), Non-Indian, 1881-1958
label: Seller
content: Elise Del Valle (Mrs. Ulpiana F. del Valle/Mrs. U. F. del Valle), Non-Indian, 1881-1958
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Elise Del Valle (Mrs. Ulpiana F. del Valle, 1881-1958, of Santa Monica, California); purchased by MAI from Mrs. Del Valle in 1939.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Cave; Piru; Ventura County; California; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/954
label: Barcode
content: 200954.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Pestle (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground