Bark beater
date: label: Date created
content: 1800-1860
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Non-Indian (attributed); possibly collected from the Mohegan
label: Previous owner
content: Norris L. Bull, Non-Indian, 1889-1959
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; said to have been acquired from a Mohegan person in Norwich, Connecticut, and possibly brought to North America by Samoan whalers named Grass who married Mohegan women; formerly in the collection of Norris L. Bull (1889-1959, a Connecticut collector of American Indian items); acquired by MAI through an exchange with Norris Bull in 1921.
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place: label: Place
content: probably made in Samoa; Norwich; New London County; Connecticut; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian
label: See related items
content: Mohegan
label: See related items
content: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Native New York, Shinnecock (Ex01)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 10/8148
label: Barcode
content: 108148.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bark beater
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood
label: Techniques
content: Carved
label: Dimensions
content: 14.5 x 1.5 cm